A consortium of University of Birmingham researchers, clinicians and industry partners is developing a novel device that could revolutionize the clinical management of anal fistula. In this intrusive ...

Fistula surgery recovery takes time. After this type of outpatient surgery, a person will need rest before they can return to their usual activities. While a fistula can happen anywhere in the body, ...

What Is an Anal Fistula? An anal fistula is an abnormal tunnel that forms between the inside of the anus (the hole at the end of your digestive tract through which solid waste leaves the body) and the ...

An anal fistula is a small, abnormal tunnel that forms between the inside of the anal canal and the skin near the anus. The post Can an Anal Fistula Heal on Its Own Without Surgery? appeared first on ...

Permacol collagen paste (Medtronic) is a minimally invasive treatment for anal fistulae. The paste is made of acellular, porcine dermal collagen suspended in saline. When injected into the fistula ...

A fistula is an abnormal hole in the bowel or the bladder. A recto-urethral fistula is a hole between the urethra (urinary channel) and the rectum. This hole leads to leakage of urine into the rectum ...

The treatment of fistulas requires surgery to correct the abnormal connection or passageway that has formed between two organs or vessels. One common complication of fistulas is infection, which needs ...

An anal fistula is an abnormal channel that develops between the anal canal and the skin near the anus. It may look like a tiny hole in the area of skin surrounding the anus. This article will cover a ...