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Measuring barriers to fistula care: investigating composite measures for targeted fistula programming in Nigeria and Uganda

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Accessing surgical repair poses challenges to women living with female genital fistula who experience intersectional vulnerabilities including poverty, gender, stigma and geography. Barriers to fistula care have been described qualitatively in
Pooja Sripad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation of serum levels of anti-tumor necrosis factor agents with perianal fistula healing in Crohn’s disease: a narrative review [PDF]

open access: yesIntestinal Research, 2021
With the overspread use of measurement of serum levels of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents (therapeutic drug monitoring, TDM), new therapeutic strategies have been used in the management of Crohn’s disease (CD).
Eron Fabio Miranda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epilepsy management in pregnant HIV+ women in sub-Saharan Africa, clinical aspects to consider: a scoping review

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2020
Background Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) related mortality has markedly declined.
Sonia Menon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tubocutaneous Fistula [PDF]

open access: yesCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015
Introduction. Tubocutaneous fistula is a very rare condition; most cases described in the literature are secondary to endometriosis, tuberculosis, and complications of child birth and gynecological operations.Case Presentation. We report a case of 40-year-old woman who presented with tubocutaneous fistula secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease which ...
Krishnaveni Nayini, Clive Gie
openaire   +3 more sources

Patient characteristics, surgery outcomes, presumed aetiology and other characteristics of fistula surgeries and related procedures supported by Fistula Foundation from 2019 to 2021: a multicentre, retrospective observational study

open access: yesBMJ Open
Objectives Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury primarily caused by prolonged, obstructed labour. It leaves women incontinent, severely stigmatised and isolated. Fistula repair surgery can restore a woman’s health and well-being.
Lindsey Pollaczek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrothorax with alveolar-pleural fistula mimicking re-expansion pulmonary edema during liver transplantation: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015
We present a case of an alveolar-pleural fistula with hepatic hydrothorax in a patient undergoing orthotropic liver transplantation, which was detected by drainage of transudate through an endotracheal tube during operation.
Jae Hee Woo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome of open excisional breast biopsies in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: open excisional breast biopsy is a known modality for treatment of breast lumps especially in developing countries. Other sophisticated methods are available for management of breast lumps in more advanced nations. Our aim in this study was
Maradona Ehikioya Isikhuemen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delayed esophageal anastomotic complication and ramucirumab therapy: A case report

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, 2023
Current NCCN guidelines for second‐line therapy in recurrent or metastatic esophago‐gastric cancers recommend the use of VEGF inhibitors such as ramucirumab.
Robert H. Roth   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colovesicular Fistula [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A fistula is an atypical connection between two epithelial surfaces, in the case of an enterovesical fistula between the urinary and gastrointestinal systems. These may be the result of a number of causes including: 1.
Lauretta Agius, Daniele   +1 more
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