BACKGROUND Gallbladder stones are a common occurrence,with a prevalence of approximately 10%in the Pakistani population.A rare but potentially fatal complication of gallstones is cholecystogastric fistulas.The underly...
Traumatic carotid-cavernous arteriovenous fistula(TCCAVF)is a rare but severe cerebrovascular disorder,often resulting from head trauma with temporal bone fractures.The pathogenesis involves vessel wall injury due to ...
BACKGROUND Surgically created arterio-venous fistulas(AVFs)are the gold standard for haemodialysis access for patients with end-stage renal disease.Standard practice of AVF creation involves selecting the non-dominant...
BACKGROUND Enterocutaneous(EC)fistula incidence has been increasing in China,along with increases in the volume and complexity of surgeries.The conservative treatment strategy has been analyzed to improve the treatmen...
In this editorial,a commentary on the article by Chang et al has been provided,the course of treatment of anorectal fistulas,especially complex and recurring ones,require accurate diagnostic procedures for determining...
BACKGROUND Bouveret’s syndrome is a rare(1%-4%)form of cholelithiasis characterized by gastric outlet obstruction.It presents mainly in elderly women with nausea,vomiting,and abdominal pain.On physical examination,co...
With the increasing incidence of salivary gland tumors, partial parotidectomy has become more common, leading to a rise in the occurrence of parotid fistula post-surgery. Parotid fistula can cause redness and erosion ...
This article discusses the literature review article by Pacheco et al published in July 2024;the authors provided good reviews of perianal Crohn’s disease(CD),and challenges faced by clinicians in the management.CD,c...
Background: Coronary fistulas are abnormal communications with a worldwide prevalence of 0.002% in the general population. Aim: The aim of this study is to present a case of a congenital coronary artery fistula presen...
supported by a grant from the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Planning Project (2022NSFSC0767)。
To the Editor: We sincerely applaud the work by Tang et al., in which they described caudate lobe-sparing subtotal hepatectomy as treatment for intrahepatic arterioportal fistulas [ 1 ]. Compared to intrahepatic arter...