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 ...

LONDON, March 5, 2020 — Operation Fistula, a non-profit organization (NGO) working to end obstetric fistula for every woman, everywhere, and long-term Exasol partner, is set to launch a new project ...

A fistulotomy is a surgical procedure for treating a fistula in the anal area. An anal fistula is a small opening or tunnel that develops between the anal skin and the end of the anus. The causes of ...

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 ...

This week saw the launch of Visualize Gender Equality, a new global data advocacy project that aims to highlight some of the extreme inequities faced by women and girls worldwide. The initiative is ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operation Fistula, a non-profit organization (NGO) working to end obstetric fistula for every woman, everywhere, and long-term Exasol partner, is set to launch a new project ...

Briefly, this is how the AV fistula operation is performed: After ad-ministering local anesthesia, the surgeon makes a small incision over the patient’s radial pulse, mobilizes the radial artery, and ...

BATOURI, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After giving birth at the age of 13, whenever Amina Mba wanted to attend prayers in her local mosque, sheer terror ...

More than 60 women from different parts of Zimbabwe were successfully treated for fecal and bladder incontinence brought on by fistula. The operations were done under a campaign sponsored by the Women ...

The social consequences of fistula are often severe: girls and women are unable to work, become isolated, publicly shamed and even driven from their homes BATOURI, Cameroon, July 10 (Thomson Reuters ...