A fistula is an abnormal connection of two body cavities or a body cavity and the skin. For example, fistulas can occur between the rectum and the vagina or the intestine and the skin. They form when ...

A perilymph fistula occurs inside the ear when there is a tear in the thin membrane called the oval or round window. This window separates the inner ear from the middle ear. The inner ear is filled ...

Several hypotheses include rapid tumour regression or necrosis due to cancer treatment, bronchial wall compression by the tumour causing air trapping and subsequent alveolar rupture, and pleural or ...

Zimbabwe's government has given in to pressure from rights groups and is now providing free treatment to women with obstetric fistula, a condition that makes it hard for mothers who went through ...

What is a fistula and how does it differ from a fissure? New Africa/Shutterstock Dr. Goldstein explains anal fissures are anal tears like a papercut that occur from increased pressure in the anal ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

To evaluate how ventilatory support, the duration of invasive ventilatory support use and lung mechanics are related to barotrauma development in patients who are severely infected with COVID-19 and ...