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| | Fistula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Enterocutaneous fistula: between the intestine and the skin surface, namely from the duodenum or the jejunum or the ileum. | | | Anorectal fistula: connecting the rectum or other anorectal area to the skin surface. | | | Biliary fistula: connecting the bile ducts to the skin surface, often caused by gallbladder surgery |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistula
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| | Perianal Abscess and Fistula |
| | Fistulas are associated with drainage of blood, pus, or mucus, but they are generally not painful. | | | If the fistula involves too much sphincter muscle, a two-stage procedure or more complicated repair may be necessary. | | | Most fistula surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis. |
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http://www.colonrectal.org/patientinfo/conditions/perianabscess.htm
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| | ► Fistula |
| | Fistulas can be thought of as tubes connecting internal tubular structures, such as arteries, veins, or intestine, to one another or to the skin. | | | A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another organ, vessel or intestine, or the skin. | | | Inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, is an example of a disease which leads to fistulas between one loop of intestine and another (enetero-enteral fistula) or intestine and skin (enterocutaneous fistula). |
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http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002365.htm
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| | Anal Fissure, Abscess and Fistula |
| | Often a draining fistula is not painful, but it can irritate the skin around it. | | | However, signs of fistula and abscess may not be present on the skin's surface around the anus. | | | Most of the time, fistula surgery is done on an outpatient basis or with a short hospital stay. |
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http://www.gicare.com/pated/ecdgs38.htm
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| | Ear, Nose & Throat Journal: Aortobronchial fistula: a rare etiology for hemoptysis - Original Article |
| | Aortobronchial fistula occurs in patients who have a history of thoracic vascular surgery. | | | (8) Aortobronchial fistulas arise as a complication of an aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, which can be attributed to any of several etiologic processes. | | | Plain chest films were negative, as was bedside transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUM/is_4_81/ai_86065377
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| | PERILYMPH FISTULA AND SUPERIOR CANAL DEHISCENCE |
| | Fistulae are also created by a surgical procedure usually done for otosclerosis ("stapedectomy"). | | | When a fistula is present, changes in middle ear pressure will directly affect the inner ear, stimulating the balance and/or hearing structures within and causing typical symptoms. | | | Fistulae can also occur as a late complication of mastoid surgery using the canal wall down technique. |
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http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/unilat/fistula.html
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| | perianal fistula |
| | Because of this a clinical study was initiated to evaluate the efficacy of cyclosporin treatment for perianal fistula in the German Shepherd dog. | | | Harkin,KR, Walshaw, R at al Association of perianal fistula and colitis in the German Shepherd dog: response to high-dose prednisone and dietary therapy. | | | The results of these two ongoing studies add further evidence to support the theory that perianal fistula in the German shepherd dog is an immune mediated disease as both treatment protocols are directed toward suppression and/or modification of the immune response. |
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http://www.gsdhelpline.com/perianal.htm
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| | eMedicine - Perilymph Fistula : Article by Judith R Logan, MD, MS |
| | Fistula tests: The subjective fistula test is performed by applying positive and negative pressure to the intact eardrum using a pneumatic otoscope. | | | Positional nystagmus and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo often are associated with traumatic perilymph fistula. | | | Acute or chronic perilymph fistulas may significantly affect quality of life. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic414.htm
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| | CORONARY ARTERY-VENTRICULAR FISTULA AS A COMPLICATION OF VENTRICULAR SEPTAL MYECTOMY |
| | She referred with chest pain and ischemic changes in electrocardiogram. | | | We report a patient who was referred to the emergency room with chest pain and ischemic changes on the electrocardiogram. | | | Our patient had clinical signs indicative of a gradually increasing fistula over 8 years with simultaneous progressive left to right shunt as evidenced by echochardiography. |
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http://www.sums.ac.ir/~ijms/0034/rastegari0034.html
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| | INFO Reports, Obstetric Fistula—Ending the Silence, Easing the Suffering--Case Studies |
| | Forty former fistula patients are trained in nursing and surgical skills. | | | To help identify the incidence of fistula in various countries and the capacity of existing health facilities to treat it, UNFPA and EngenderHealth conducted initial needs assessments in nine sub-Saharan countries—Benin, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia (63). | | | Some sub-Saharan countries that have completed needs assessments are starting to carry out national strategies for fistula prevention and treatment (59). |
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http://www.infoforhealth.org/inforeports/fistula/casestudies.shtml
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| | eMedicine - Vesicovaginal Fistula : Article by Valerie J Riley, MD |
| | Exposure: As with the transvaginal approach, exposure with the transabdominal approach can be augmented with the use of traction sutures and with catheterization of the fistula with a Fogarty catheter. | | | In this technique, the vaginal wall is incised circumferentially around the fistula and widely dissected from the underlying endopelvic fascia in a standard anterior colporrhaphy technique. | | | Carr and Webster suggest a strategy of examining the fistula at 2-week intervals and proceeding to surgery when the tissue is pliable, not infected, and not inflamed. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3321.htm
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| | USAID Health: Maternal & Child Health, Maternal Health, Fistula Strategy 2003-2008 |
| | Experts working with fistula patients have found it essential to support skills training and psychosocial reintegration to move beyond only surgical repair to social rehabilitation. | | | To reach this objective, GH will improve the data base on the extent and severity of obstetric fistula, increase public and community awareness of the medical and social consequences of the problem, improve quality of care for prevention and repair, and support advocacy and improve policies that promote access to care that will prevent fistula. | | | The objective for GH is to advance and promote best practices and programs to prevent and repair obstetric fistula. |
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http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/mch/mh/fistula_strategy.html
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| | American Family Physician: Gastrocolic fistula presenting as acute diarrhea |
| | On comparing reports in the literature with our case report, we found that our patient had a typical presentation for gastrocolic fistula. | | | [8]Morgan MD, Kapila H. Closure of a gastrocolic fistula after treatment with cimetidine. | | | American Family Physician: Gastrocolic fistula presenting as acute diarrhea |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n4_v40/ai_8136423
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| | Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia |
| | If your baby has TE fistula or esophageal atresia, the baby will need surgery to fix the problem. | | | Which babies develop tracheoesophageal fistula or esophageal atresia? | | | Opinion of the surgeon and other physicians involved in the baby's care. |
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http://www.chw.org/display/router.asp?DocID=4206
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| | Vascular Accessâ”Your lifeline to hemodialysis - DaVita |
| | Because grafts are created from materials outside of the body, they tend to have more problems than fistulas due to clotting and infections. | | | The patient is taught to do exercises—such as squeezing a rubber ball—to help the fistula strengthen and mature to get it ready for use. | | | There are a limited number of places on the body where an access can be placed—the arms, legs, neck or chest. |
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http://www.davita.com/articles/dialysis/index.shtml?id=180
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| | Arteriovenous fistula |
| | In the case of patients on hemodialysis, physicians perform surgery to create a fistula. | | | These patients receive many needle sticks to flush their blood through dialysis machines and for routine blood analysis testing. | | | Fistulas in the brain or eye are very difficult to treat. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/arteriovenous_fistula.jsp
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| | Fistula First |
| | Slide presentations on AVF assessment and cannulation, Buttonhole Technique and AV Graft Cannulation. | | | Includes presentations on AVF assessment and cannulation, Buttonhole Technique and AV Graft Cannulation. | | | The procedure includes step-by-step progression of needle gauge and blood flow as the new AVF matures. |
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http://www.esrdnetwork.org/fistula_first_qip.htm
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| | fistula on Encyclopedia.com |
| | It may follow a surgical procedure with improper healing, or it may be caused by injury, abscess, or infection with penetration deep enough to reach another organ or the skin. | | | Poverty, gender inequality contribute to AIDS and fistula, THE INDEPENDENT | | | Rectal fistulas are often associated with colitis, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, and other disorders. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/f1/fistula.asp
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| | Campaign to End Fistula - UNFPA |
| | KATSINA, Nigeria, 25 February 2005 —For Dr. Gloria Esegbona, participating in the “Fistula Fortnight” is like coming home. | | | BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria, 02 March 2005 —Dr. Mustafa Lawal checks on his patient, 20-year-old Rahamu Manu, in the recovery ward of the Birnin Kebbi Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Centre in northern Nigeria. | | | Despite the heat of the midday Nigerian sun, the men, who have accompanied their wives and daughters to the hospital to seek treatment for their fistula injuries, listen attentively to the five women assembled before them. |
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http://www.endfistula.org/fortnight/stories.htm
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| | AMDD - What's New - Fistula Repair Projects |
| | AMREF's outreach program identifies the gaps in the health care system and develops methods of intervention. | | | African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Obstetric Fistula Project | | | In this way, women who are suffering from VVF and are unable to travel to AAFH will receive medical treatment at a fistula center. |
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http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/sph/popfam/amdd/fistulaprojects.html
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| | Perilymphatic fistula |
| | Symptoms and signs of perilymphatic fistulae include valsalva, exercise or hyperventilation induced vertigo, positional vertigo and positional nystagmus, extreme motion sensitivity, both self-generated movement and exposure to busy visual environments and vertigo induced by tragal compression or other ways in which the pressure in the middle ear is changed including swallowing, and Tulio's phenomenon. | | | Treatment for an acute fistula is bed rest, keeping the head elevated, and surgery if symptoms, especially hearing loss, progress. | | | For presumed fistulas with chronic vertigo syndromes, surgery (patching of the oval and round windows) is controversial. |
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http://www.bme.jhu.edu/labs/chb/disorders/fistula.html
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| | perianal-fistulas |
| | The members of the Perianal Fistula Support Group, wish to share our personal stories, successes, failures and the most "Current Medical Information Available" to those who need help. | | | A special welcome AND thank you, to the many veterinarians who are both frequenting this site and contributing to the valuable information contained herein. | | | Half the battle is to know the enemy and plan a course of action. |
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http://members.tripod.com/~perianal-fistulas/MainIndex.html
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| | SHIFTY - FISTULA |
| | DREAMS OF WHAT LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN CD w/ SOULPREACHER, FISTULA, GRIEF, THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, NEGATIVE REACTION, RAMESSES and MOSS. | | | CRUSHERS KILLERS DESTROYERS II CD w/ HEADACHE, WEEDEATER, FISTULA, KING TRAVOLTA, CRUEVO, TUSKS OF BLOOD, MOHO and SLOTH. | | | We would like to thank everyone for all the support for FISTULA over the years. |
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http://www.shiftyrecords.com/fistula
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| | EA TEF |
| | Our membership currently comprises nearly 1000 families and health care professionals across the country. | | | We developed this web site to help those, like you who need to learn as much as possible to understand Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula ea | | | tef Child and Family Support Connection was formed by and for families of children born with (Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula) ea |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair |
| | An incision is made in the right chest between the ribs (thoracotomy). | | | This surgery is used to repair two congenital defects of the airway and the digestive tract: tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and esophageal atresia. | | | These defects usually occur together, but they may occur separately. |
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| | The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth |
| | Whatever your interest, spend a few minutes in becoming aware of an appalling tragedy facing people hidden from the rest of the world, then ask yourself how you can respond. | | | The Worldwide Fistula Fund (WFF) was founded in 1995 as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to relieving the suffering of women with childbirth injury, especially the millions suffering from obstetric fistula in the poorer countries of the world. | | | Resources page to see where help is available. |
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| | Bowel Perforation & Fistula Formation W/Bevacizumab |
| | Conclusions: "Use of bevacizumab in colorectal cancer patients may be associated with an increased risk of bowel perforation and fistula formation. | | | Bowel perforation and fistula formation have been reported in colorectal cancer patients treated with bevacizumab." | | | Although an uncommon occurrence, bowel perforation should be considered in colorectal cancer patients treated with bevacizumab who develop symptoms consistent with this diagnosis." |
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| | Obstetric fistula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Obstetric fistula is a severe medical condition in which a fistula (hole) develops between either the rectum and vagina (see rectovaginal fistula) or between the bladder and vagina (see vesicovaginal fistula) after severe or failed childbirth, when adequate medical care is not available. | | | When available at all, cesarean sections and other medical interventions are usually not performed until after tissue damage has already been done. | | | The fistula usually develops when a prolonged labor presses the unborn child so tightly in the birth canal that blood flow is cut off to the surrounding tissues, which die and eventually rot away. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetric_fistula
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| | Tracheoesophageal fistula |
| | Infants who have tracheoesophageal fistula often have other birth defects that affect their recovery. | | | Most tracheoesophageal fistulas are diagnosed when a child is born. | | | This is the most difficult type of tracheoesophageal fistula to diagnose, because both eating and breathing are possible. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/tracheoesophageal_fistula.jsp
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| | FORTY-SIX WOMEN TREATED FOR OBSTETRIC FISTULA ON FIRST DAY, AS UNFPA-LED SURGICAL EFFORT BEGINS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| | Obstetric fistula is a preventable childbirth injury that results in chronic incontinence and leaves women stigmatized. | | | Reconstructive surgery can mend the fistula, but most women cannot access or afford medical treatment. | | | Long-term benefits of the Fortnight project include: more trained Nigerian doctors, nurses and social workers capable of treating fistula patients; better equipped hospitals in four northern States where the problem is most severe; and increased awareness about fistula in rural communities to help spread the word that treatment is available. |
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| | Arteriovenous (A-V) fistula - MayoClinic.com |
| | But larger fistulas often require treatment, which may include: | | | A fistula is an abnormal connection between two parts of the body. | | | A fistula is an abnormal opening between two body parts. |
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| | washingtonpost.com: A Brutal Legacy of Congo War |
| | They demanded health care for women suffering from fistula, who were being abandoned by husbands and ostracized by the community. | | | What makes the fistula cases in Congo so jarring to medical professionals here is the large number of them caused by rape. | | | After the protest, the health care workers at Doctors on Call for Service moved quickly to find Congolese physicians who could perform the operations for fistula patients. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14059-2003Oct24?language=printer
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| | fistula - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | This is a OneLook Word of the Day, which means it might be in the news. | | | Phrases that include fistula: tracheoesophageal fistula, anal fistula, cassia fistula, arteriovenous fistula, amphibolic fistula, more... | | | Fistula : Kidney Patient Guide Glossary [home, info] |
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| | Cassia fistula - definition of Cassia fistula in Encyclopedia |
| | For help, see How to Edit a Page and the style and How-to Directory. | | | The fruit of this tree has a pungent odor, and is well know for its medicinal use. | | | Is a dicotiledoneus plant also known in several Spanish speaking countries as caña fistula. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Cassia_fistula
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| | Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund |
| | This Australian Fund supports this work to help some of the most destitute women outcasts in one of the poorest countries in the world. | | | The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, co-founded by Dr Catherine Hamlin AC, treats 1,200 women suffering obstetric fistula every year. | | | © Hamlin Fistula Welfare and Research Ltd 2005 |
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| | definition of fistula |
| | A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula. | | | Abscess, As, Chronic, Constant, Deep, Discharge, Fistula, Or, Permanent, Pipe, Reed, Soft, Surface, Water | | | Abnormal, Abscess, An, And, Another, As, Between, Cavity, Chronic, Constant, Deep, Discharge, Fistula, For, Internal, Into, Narrow, Opening, Or, Parts, Permanent, Pipe, Reed, Salivary, Soft, Surface, The, Water, With |
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| | UNFPA: POPULATION ISSUES: IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: CAMPAIGN TO END FISTULA |
| | UNFPA partnered with EngenderHealth to conduct a ground-breaking study on the occurrence of fistula in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa and on the capacity of hospitals to treat it. | | | UNFPA Global Campaign to End Fistula Web Site | | | HOME: POPULATION ISSUES: IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: CAMPAIGN TO END FISTULA: ASSESSING CRITICAL NEEDS |
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