INTRODUCTION Controversy remains about the management of gallstone ileus. While some authors propose enterotomy, others defend the one-stage procedure (simultaneously fistula repair). The objective of the present study was to analyze management options and comparative study their results. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective and descriptive study with revision of clinical stories of patients wi...

BACKGROUND Maternal outcomes in most countries of the developed world are good. However, in many developing/resource-poor countries, maternal outcomes are bleaker: Every year, more than 500,000 women die in childbirth, mostly in resource-poor countries. Those who survive often suffer from severe and long-term morbidities. One of the most devastating injuries is obstetric fistula, occurring most...

The Amplatzer® Vascular Plug (AVP) can be used to embolize medium-to-large high-flow vessels in various locations. Between 2009 and 2012, 41 AVPs (device size, 6-22 mm in diameter) were used to achieve occlusion in 31 patients (24 males, seven females) aged 9-92 years (mean age, 54.5 years). The locations and indications for embolotherapy were as follows: internal iliac artery embolization befo...

Background: Fistulae and stenoses represent frequent and severe complications in patients with Crohn disease (CD). Our study aimed to identify risk factors for fistula and stenosis formation in CD patients. Summary: We retrieved data of 1,600 CD patients from the nationwide Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study (SIBDCS). The risk for fistulae and stenoses in relation to gender, age at d...

Enterovesical fistulas are rare complications of malignancies, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, radiotherapy, and traumas involving the colorectal and pelvic region. In this study, an ileovesical fistula that occurred during chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is presented. The patient had acute abdomen and multiple comorbidities, and ileovesical fistula was diagnosed during the o...

Operative injuries to the urinary tract are common during the course of gynecological surgery due to close development and proximity of the urogenital organ systems. Its incidence is low but ureteric injury may have serious implications in terms of morbidity. The retrospective and descriptive study was carried out in the urological department of Clinical Hospital "Prof.Dr.Theodor Burhele", Buch...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to utilize an objective endpoint analysis of aneurysm treatment, which is based on the primary objective of aneurysm repair, and to apply it to a consecutive series of patients undergoing open and endovascular repair. METHOD Aneurysm-related death was defined as any death that occurred within 30 days of primary aneurysm treatment (open or endovascular), w...

OBJECTIVE Rectovaginal fistulae (RVF) are a serious and debilitating problem for patients and a challenge for the treating surgeons. We present our experiences in the surgical treatment of these patients. METHODS Study population consisted of 22 consecutive patients (range 26-70 years) with RVF treated in our department between 2003 and 2009. 13 RVF were observed after colorectal or gynaecolo...

A 64-year-old man was admitted to Shin-suma General Hospital, Kobe, Japan, complaining of a 3-day history of scrotal swelling and high fever. He had type 2 diabetes mellitus. On examination, his body temperature had risen to 38.5 °C. Examination of the scrotum showed abnormal enlargement. Laboratory data were as follows: white cell count 35,400/μL and glycated hemoglobin 9.6%. Anal fistula was ...