To undergo kidney dialysis, doctors must first surgically create an access route—an arteriovenous fistula—usually in an arm, ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal joining of an artery and a vein. If an AVF is affecting health, early treatment can help prevent complications. An AVF occurs if an artery connects to a ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Fistula strikes about 50,000 to 100,000 women and girls every year, mainly in resource ...

A fistula is an abnormal hole in the bowel or the bladder. A recto-urethral fistula is a hole between the urethra (urinary channel) and the rectum. This hole leads to leakage of urine into the rectum ...

Obstetric fistulas are socially debilitating injuries that often occur when there are no options for emergency intervention (e.g., C-sections) in the setting of prolonged labor. Due to necrosis from ...

BARCELONA, Spain—Esophageal fistula formation remains a rare but deadly complication following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), and the risk is mostly restricted to ablations done with ...

Cordaid, in collaboration with the Eastern Equatoria State health ministry, with funding from UNFPA and the Norwegian Embassy ...