Background:Oroantral fistula(OAF)is a pathological channel formed between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus.A large size of OAF(≥5 mm)increases the risk of surgical failure,and an optimal surgical approach shou...
Introduction: Urogenital fistula is the existence of an abnormal pathway between a urinary organ and a genital organ. It is a public health problem because of its frequency and social aspect. The aim of this study was...
Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease[Grant No.2020B1111170011];Guangzhou Science and Technology Project[Grant No.2023A04J0485];National Key R&D Program of China[Grant No.2016YFC1100305].
Background:Limited data are available regarding intermediate and long-term outcomes of transcatheter closure(TCC)of coronary cameral fistulas(CCFs)in the pediatric patients.Methods:All pediatric patients diagnosed wit...
Aim: This paper aims to report the second case of mucinous carcinoma of the scrotum revealed by scrotal fistulas listed in the literature and highlight the difficulties in the search and difficulties encountered in th...
Post-surgical leaks and fistulas are the most feared complication of bariatric surgery.They have become more common in clinical practice given the increasing number of these procedures and can be very difficult to tre...
Dear Editor,We reported a rare case of congenital lacrimal fistula with recurrent cellulitis secondary to fistulitis,mimicking acute dacryocystitis.Congenital lacrimal fistula is an anomalous development of the lacrim...
BACKGROUND Primary aorto-enteric fistula(PAEF)is a rare condition,traditionally treated in the acute,bleeding phase with open surgery or endovascular repair.However,these approaches have high morbidity and mortality,i...
BACKGROUND Mirizzi syndrome(MS) is defined as an extrinsic compression of the extrahepatic biliary system by an impacted stone in the gallbladder or the cystic duct leading to obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrogra...
Systemic arterial to pulmonary vessel fistulas may develop in the setting of pleural inflammation and/or injury.Bronchial arteries are the most commonly involved vessels,with recruitment often occurring in chronic dis...
To the Editor:Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula(PAVF)is abnormally dilated vessels that bypass the lung capillary bed,providing a direct right-to-left shunt:.The clinical manifestations of PAVF can vary from asymptomati...