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, ...

Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the ...

The early primary anastomoses were done without entry into the pleural cavity, but many surgeons have more recently favored a transpleural approach, believing that it afforded better exposure, shorter ...

Damaged pancreatic ducts that disrupt the normal communication between the pancreas and other organs in the body are responsible for causing a pancreatic fistula. An internal pancreatic fistula ...

Migori County First Lady Dr Agnes Ayacko and Safaricom Foundation Chairman Joe Ogutu engage with a patient who received free fistula reconstructive surgery during the Migori Fistula Camp at Migori ...

Kenya sees 3,000 new obstetric fistula cases annually, affecting women's health and dignity. Susan Omega's initiative aids survivors with treatment and support.

For 12 excruciating years, Sarah Omega lived in silence and isolation, battling a condition few dared to speak about: Obstetric Fistula. Today, she is not only healed but also a voice of ...

When Julienne Nyirandinabo delivered her third child by C-section in 2018, she never imagined the operation would lead to a life-altering medical condition. The 40-year-old resident of Nyabikenke in ...

Fewer than one in three women suffering from obstetric fistula in Ghana over the past decade have received reparative surgery, according to new health data highlighting persistent gaps in maternal ...

By Rana S. for Radio DabangaAs the United Nations marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula today, May 23, experts and aid workers on the ground in Sudan warn that the global conversation ...