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From stigma to strength: voices of women in Malawi after obstetric fistula repair [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Obstetric fistula (OF) is a significant issue in sub-Saharan Africa, where healthcare barriers and stigma delay treatment. Women with OF often experience prolonged isolation and face challenges reintegrating into their communities following ...
Jodie Bigalky, April Mackey, Annie Namathanga, Buddhini Samarasekara Dissanayakalage, Chloe Meppem, Margaret Moyo, Ennet Chipungu, Pammla Petrucka   +7 more
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Do Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life (QoL) Scales Provide an Adequate Assessment of Patients with Cryptoglandular Anal Fistulae? A Systematic Review of Measurement Instruments and Their Content Validity

Clinics and Practice, 2022
Background: Cryptoglandular anal fistulae can significantly affect patient quality of life (QoL), making it essential to ensure that any study of fistula treatment assesses the impact on QoL.
Nusrat Iqbal, Rishi Shah, Laith Alrubaiy, Phil Tozer   +3 more
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Building a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020)

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
It is estimated that one million women worldwide live with untreated fistula, a devastating injury primarily caused by prolonged obstructed labor when women do not have access to timely emergency obstetric care.
Lindsey Pollaczek, Alison M. El Ayadi, Habiba C. Mohamed   +2 more
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Urinary tract reconstruction for iatrogenic fistula secondary to radical hysterectomy: Cases from Malawi’s Fistula Care Center

Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2023
Complications from radical hysterectomy in low-income countries (LICs) are largely unreported in the medical literature. We report on three cases of urinary tract reconstruction performed at the Fistula Care Center (FCC) in Lilongwe, Malawi for ...
Jennifer Draganchuk, Tulsi Patel, Ennet Chipungu, Patrick Nampandeni, Jeffrey Wilkinson   +4 more
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Inflammation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Role of Psyllium Fiber Supplementation in Decreasing Inflammation and Physiological Management of IBS

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Cite this article as: Garg P. Inflammation in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): Role of psyllium fiber supplementation in decreasing inflammation and physiological management of IBS. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2021; 32(1): 108-110.
Pankaj Garg
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of asymptomatic bacteriuria among women with pelvic organ prolapse in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the herniation of pelvic organs from its anatomical confines, and it is of considerable importance to the practicing gynaecologist in middle and low income countries. It is commonly associated with, urinary tract
K. C. Ekwedigwe, I. Sunday-Adeoye, M. O. Eliboh, M. E. Isikhuemen, H. Uro-Chukwu, P. Ezeonu, A. B. C. Daniyan, E. N. Yakubu   +7 more
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Clinical management of rape survivors

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2023
Sexual violence is a worldwide problem that requires a multipronged approach to provide survivors with the basic needs they require. Healthcare workers must know how to manage rape survivors to provide medical care, psychosocial first aid, and referral ...
Koma Akim
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Effect on the canine Eck fistula liver of intraportal TGF‐β alone or with hepatic growth factors [PDF]

, 1992
Transforming growth factor‐β canceled the hepatocyte proliferation caused by transforming growth factor‐α when the two substances were mixed and administered through a disconnected central portal vein branch after creation of an Eck fistula. In contrast,
Alessandro Azzarone, Antonio Francavilla, Braun, Carlo Scotti-Fogueni, Carr, Fausto, Francavilla, Francavilla, Goustin, Gruppuso, Guiseppe Carrieri, Houck, Kendrick Porter, Mazzaferro, Mead, Michalopoulos, Michalopoulos, Qia-Hua Zeng, Richman, Roberts, Short, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl, Umberto Cillo   +28 more
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Burden of disease and adaptation to life in patients with Crohn’s perianal fistula: a qualitative exploration

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background Perianal fistulas are a challenging manifestation of Crohn’s disease. Best medical and surgical therapy results in only about a third of patients remaining in remission at one year on maintenance treatment and sustained healing is often ...
Samuel O. Adegbola, Lesley Dibley, Kapil Sahnan, Tiffany Wade, Azmina Verjee, Rachel Sawyer, Sameer Mannick, Damian McCluskey, Nuha Yassin, Robin K. S. Phillips, Philip J. Tozer, Christine Norton, Ailsa L. Hart   +12 more
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Operative strategy for fistula-in-ano without division of the anal sphincter [PDF]

, 2013
We would like to thank Mr ER MacDonald for his contribution in data collection during the early years of the study. The material in this paper was presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons held in ...
Abbas MA, AKY Fung, EH Aly, Goldberg SM, GV Card, NP Ross, Rojanasakul A, Sainio P, SR Yule   +8 more
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