OBJECTIVE To ascertain the effectiveness of commercially available fibrin glue in closing fistulae in ano. METHODS A prospective nonrandomized trial was performed on 19 patients admitted to King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period December 2000 to November 2001. Two of the patients had multiple fistulae making a total of 21 fistulae. Patients w...

BACKGROUND Conservative surgery (cyst evacuation and partial pericystectomy) for hydatid cysts of the liver is known to be safe but is often associated with bile leak and its sequelae. METHODS Case records of 86 patients undergoing surgery for hydatid cysts of the liver at a tertiary-care center in northern India over a 14-year period were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Sixteen (18%) pat...

Arterio-ureteral fistulae are abnormal connections between an artery and the ureter and carry a high mortality. We present two cases of arterio-ureteral fistulae that presented with life-threatening hematuria. Both patients were treated with endovascular covered stent placement.

Cannulation of arteriovenous fistulae is technically more challenging than cannulation of arteriovenous grafts. With the advent of the National Vascular Improvement Initiative, Fistula First, the United States has seen an increase in the number of arteriovenous fistulae. The problem we now face is how to refocus and reeducate nurses to the intricacies of arteriovenous fistula cannulation. Throu...

Coronary arteriosystemic fistula which drains into the left ventricular cavity is a rare congenital anomaly. A case of double fistulae between the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries and left ventricular cavity is presented. The patient's chief complaint, chest pain, was attributable to the "steal phenomenon."

Congenital anomalies of the first branchial cleft are rare. Approximately 32 cases of cervicoauricular fistulae have been reported in the past hundred years: this includes the writer's own case in this review. The majority of sinuses and fistulae derived from the lateral cervical vestiges are concerned with the second pharyngeal pouch and its corresponding cleft. Auricular and pre-auricular fis...

OBJECTIVES Liquid manure systems and manure pits are major hazards in the agricultural workplace. The incidence of accidents related to manure is unknown. The objective of this study was to survey the liquid manure facilities of farms in eastern Switzerland and find the incidence of accidents related to manure in the region. METHODS Retrospective cohort study and cross sectional survey of 210...

Vesicoenteric fistulae, also known as enterovesical or intestinovesical fistulae occur between the bowel and the bladder. We report a case of vesicocolic fistula after undergoing TURBT. After confirmation following radiological investigations and cystoscopy the patient underwent repair of the fistula.

Arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) and grafts (AVG) for hemodialysis access generally provide good long-term solutions for the patient with end-stage renal disease. However, complications of both AVGs and AVFs are common and require a multimodality approach to maintain their patency and continued use. Commonly encountered problems include stenosis, thrombosis, aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm formation, ru...

objectives the present study aimed to compare the efficacy rate of avfs using two different anastomosis methods; side to side (sts) versus end to side (ets) and to determine whether the different approaches render any preferences or complications. background in candidate patients for permanent hemodialysis or dialysis on a regular basis, an appropriate vascular access has great importance. the ...