Anal fistulas affect about 2 in 10,000 people yearly, with a higher prevalence in young men. Most fistulas form due to blocked anal glands, resulting in infection and abscess formation. Fistulas are ...

Data showing that extended bladder catheterization is not necessary after simple female genital fistula repair have been published in The Lancet. Traditionally, a 14 day duration of catheterization ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Successful management of Crohn’s perianal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A multidisciplinary panel of experts have written a guideline on the management of perianal fistulas associated ...

A colovesical fistula is an open connection between the colon and bladder. A thick wall of tissue normally separates the two. Fecal matter from the colon can enter the bladder through this colovesical ...

A vaginal fistula doesn’t usually hurt, but it can cause some problems that need medical care. If you have a vesicovaginal fistula (an opening between your vagina and bladder), urine will constantly ...

Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition. Basic medical care for a pregnant woman with immediate attention to any labor pains can help prevent injury and fistula formation during ...

A rectovaginal fistula develops when an abnormal tunnel forms between the vagina and rectum inside a woman’s body. This opening allows waste material and gas to pass from the rectum into the vagina, ...

Kavita (name changed on request), a 30-year-old dentist from Mumbai, had been living in near-constant pain for many years because of an embarrassing medical condition — rectovaginal fistula. Multiple ...