Vesicoenteric fistula usually develops as a complication of colonic diverticulitis, although other conditions, such as colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease, and bladder cancer, may be associated with it ...

The injury, called vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), is a hole between the bladder and the vagina, resulting in continuous urine leakage. The most common cause of VVF in Angola and much of sub-Saharan ...

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers from McMaster University investigated the impact of chronic schistosomiasis, a long-term parasitic bladder infection, on the outcomes of surgery for a ...

A fistula is a connection between two adjacent organs that is not supposed to be there, and they can develop in a multitude of areas around the body. For women, though, it’s the reproductive organs we ...

A 66-year-old man with a history of metastatic rectal carcinoma was admitted due to fecaluria, increasing constipation, and abdominal pain. A computed tomographic (CT) scan with contrast enema showed ...