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Waiting for Attention and Care: Birthing Accounts of Women in Rural Tanzania who Developed Obstetric Fistula as an Outcome of Labour. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud Obstetric fistula is a physically and socially disabling obstetric complication that affects about 3,000 women in Tanzania every year. The fistula, an opening that forms between the vagina and the bladder and/or the rectum, is most frequently caused ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Mvungi, Abu, Mvungi Abu, Mselle, Lilian T, Kohi, Thecla W, Moland Karen, Kohi Thecla W, Evjen-Olsen Bjørg, Abu Mvungi, Moland, Karen Marie, Karen Marie Moland, Thecla W Kohi, Mselle Lilian T, Lilian T Mselle   +14 more
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Double trouble: Rectoperineal fistula with rectal duplication and VACTERL association: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Rectal duplications are rare congenital malformations, with approximately 100 cases reported in the literature. Only 12 of these involve concurrent anorectal malformations (ARMs).
Rachel J. Livergant, Madison Hinkley, Irena Zivkovic, Amanda N. Phares, Shahrzad Joharifard   +4 more
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Rectovaginal fistula in a dog with a normal anus: a case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2016
A one-year-old, 2.6 kg, spayed female Maltese dog was referred with passage of faeces coming from the vulva, repeated vaginal discharge and vaginitis. Through physical examination, contrast radiograph and vaginoscopic exploration, the dog was diagnosed ...
S.Y. Lee, S.J. Park, S.Y. Jin, M.H. Kim, S.H. Seok, Y.K. Kim, H.C. Lee, S.C. Yeon   +7 more
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Radio-chemotherapy as a preoperative treatment for advanced rectal cancer. Evaluation of down-staging and morbidity [PDF]

, 2002
Background: The standard therapy for patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer is generally considered to be surgery, If the patient is diagnosed with advanced disease, postoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) is usually recommended. In our study we
Wilkowski, R., Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Thoma, M., Dühmke, Eckhart, Schaffer, Moshe   +4 more
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DOES THE WANGENSTEEN X-RAY EXAMINATION ALWAYS REVEAL US ALL THE SIGNS OF RECTAL ATRESIA?

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2014
Purpose. To evaluate the diagnostic value of X-ray Wangensteen examination in case of rectal atresia in newborns.Materials and Methods. 27 newborns were examined: with a simple form atresia (11), with a rectovestibular fistula (9) andwith rectoperineal ...
M. G. Chepurnoy, G. I. Chepurnoy, V. B. Katsupeev, O. L. Matveev, A. P. Salamaha   +4 more
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The role of rectal hyposensitivity in the development of functional hindgut disorders: clinical significance and pathophysiology [PDF]

, 2014
The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the authorBackground Rectal hyposensitivity (RH) is associated with functional hindgut ...
Burgell, Rebecca Elizabeth
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"I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud Despite the increased attention on maternal mortality during recent decades, which has resulted in maternal health being defined as a Millennium Development Goal (MDG), the disability and suffering from obstetric fistula remains a neglected issue in ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg, Mselle, L.T., Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Moland, K.M., Mvungi, Abu, Mselle, Lilian T, Kohi, Thecla W, Abu Mvungi, Moland, Karen Marie, Karen Marie Moland, Thecla W Kohi, Kohi, T.W., Evjen-Olsen, B., Mvungi, A., Lilian T Mselle   +14 more
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Anal fistula metastasis of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2022
Background Anal metastasis of colorectal cancer is very rare and may present synchronously or metachronously, regardless of pre-existing anal diseases. We report a case of anal fistula metastasis after completion of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer,
Shota Fukai, Shingo Tsujinaka, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Natsumi Matsuzawa, Yuuri Hatsuzawa, Ryo Maemoto, Nao Kakizawa, Toshiki Rikiyama   +7 more
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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra, Hélène Rangé, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Philippe Bouchard   +3 more
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Modulation of miR‐23b Wnt/β‐catenin Axis Strengthens Endothelial Barrier Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Early blood‐brain barrier (BBB) disruption contributes to stroke and CNS disease pathology. miR‐23b was identified as a regulator of BBB integrity in brain endothelial cells. Inhibition of miR‐23b enhanced barrier‐associated properties, promoted repair‐related signaling, and reduced BBB leakage in experimental stroke models, supporting further ...
Victor Anthony Martinez, Rose E. Presby, Sara Nakanishi, Pallavi Gaur, Ugur Akcan, Johannes Daugaard Krog, Iben Daugaard Krog, Lipi Das, David S. Johnson, Danny Jamoul, Douglas Jury, Brian Lawson, Jacob Körbelin, Lewis M. Brown, Vilas Menon, Dritan Agalliu, Irene Munk Pedersen   +16 more
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