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 ...

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 ...

An aortoenteric fistula is a rare but life threatening complication of aortic surgery requiring immediate surgical repair. Early symptoms include abdominal pain or vomiting blood. A fistula is an ...

Talatu Mado, 25, who arrived at the Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) ward of Jahun General Hospital, in Jigawa state, was done fighting death ...

VVF is one of the most severe forms of obstetric fistula, an injury caused by prolonged or obstructed labour, without timely ...

Population prevalence helps leaders to develop appropriate health strategies and approaches. Yet it can be challenging to estimate the burden of rare diseases and conditions, particularly in contexts ...