Coronary artery fistulae are a rare cardiovascular anomaly. Even less common are multiple fistulae involving more than 1 coronary artery. Herein we report the case of a 47-year-old woman who had fistulae from both the right coronary and left circumflex coronary arteries draining into the coronary sinus. These lesions we attempted to close percutaneously but subsequently closed surgically. We di...

introduction: ectopic tooth eruption may result owing to one of 3 processes: developmentaldisturbance, iatrogenic activity, or pathologic process, such as a tumor or a cyst. in rare cases, occlusion of the sinus ostia may predispose a patient to develop a maxillary sinus mucocele. when the maxillary sinus is invaded, symptoms usually occur late in the process.   case report: a 17 years old boy ...

abdominal tuberculosis is still a prevalent problem of underdeveloped countries. although its incidence has been reduced in developed countries, it is still seen in immigrants and immunodeficient patients frequently. in iran, even though it's incidence has been reduced, we are still confronted with undesired mortality and morbidity. in this article we have evolved new management strategies...

OBJECTIVES Elective laparoscopic surgery for recurrent, uncomplicated diverticular disease is considered safe and effective; however, little data exist on complicated cases. We investigated laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticulitis complicated by fistulae. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of patients who underwent laparoscopic treatment of enteric fistulae complicating dive...

abdominal repair of vesico-vaginal and ureterohystrectomy/LSCS) was the major cause of VVF, vaginal fistulae. accounting for 66.66 % (18 patients), while in Methodology: This prospective descriptive study remaining 33.33% (9 patients) the obstructed and was conducted in the Departments of Surgery, prolonged labor were the cause. All fistulae Gynecology and Urology, Ghulam Mohammad healed succes...

Aims: To review the aetiology and success of transvaginal repair in simple vesicovaginal fistula cases. Objective: To review the aetiology and success of transvaginal three layer repair with delayed absorbable suture material in simple vesicovaginal fistulae cases. Design: Prospective study. Place and duration of study: This study was carried out in DHQ Hospital, Faisalabad over a period of eig...

Aims: To analyse retrospectively all cases of spontaneous salivary fistulae studied by radiological imaging from January 1999 to December 2011. Salivary fistulae are uncommon; they could be congenital or acquired caused by injury, neoplasm, surgery or may represent a rare long-term complication of sialolithiasis and/or recurrent sialoadenitis. Materials and methods: We retrospectively report ou...