An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

An arteriovenous (AV) fistula connects an artery to a vein in your arm. This provides a stronger access point for the needles from a hemodialysis machine. If you have end stage kidney disease (ESKD), ...

After surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, invagination of the pancreas into the small intestine resulted in a lower rate of pancreatic fistula, according to researchers at the Jefferson ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...

It is uncommon for an anal fistula to heal spontaneously. In most cases, surgery is required to treat the condition. The type and technique of surgery will depend on the classification and situation ...

Through an anal fistulotomy procedure, the doctor will open and drain the fistula to help it heal. In most cases, surgery is the best treatment for the condition. This procedure is different from ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) is the first medical center in the United States to perform surgery using the newly FDA-cleared BioHealx ...

Surgery is required in the vast majority of cases of anal fistula. It is usually a simple procedure that can be undertaken in day surgery, and most patients can return home shortly after the operation ...

One big challenge of being a foreign correspondent is to make the foreign less foreign, especially on issues that might seem esoteric or irrelevant to an American audience. The challenge was all the ...

“The Midlands Province has launched its first specialised fistula repair camp, offering surgery to women who have endured ...