Aortocaval fistulas and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are serious vascular conditions that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not managed appropriately. An aortocaval fistula ...

Azimi, M.D. and Moses Grossman, M.D. A 14-year-old Tongan girl presented with a 6-month history of anterior chest wall cellulitis and fistula formation. She had been evaluated for bilateral ...

Abdominal surgery to remove the gallbladder ... fistula Heart surgeon perform Coronary Fistula Repair Open heart surgery in Coronary AV fistula identify right coronary artery at posterior wall fistula ...

Read before the annual meeting of the New England Surgical Society, October 1, 1937, at Providence, Rhode Island.

A study of 37 patients undergoing repair of enterocutaneous fistula and abdominal reconstruction reported an anastomotic leak in 4 out of 37 and a hernia recurrence rate of 32%, [17] in our series ...

An incisional hernia may occur because surgery has weakened the abdominal wall. Umbilical hernias, which usually only appear in babies, occur because the abdominal wall just behind the naval ...

The transversus abdominis (TA) muscle is the deepest of the abdominal muscles. It extends between the ribs and the pelvis, wrapping around the trunk from front to back. The fibers of this muscle run ...

It can be scary to drill holes in the wall. For the first entry in our new D.I.Y. series, we’ll show you how to mount a television, or whatever you want. By Tim Heffernan Photographs by Clark ...

Moderate pain that keeps from some normal activities Mild pain that comes and goes (cramps), but lasts more than 24 hours Fever is present Bladder infection (UTI) suspected (passing urine hurts, new ...

Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer. There are many health conditions, ...

The treatment for femoral hernia is always surgery. Epigastric hernias are one of the most common hernias to affect the abdominal wall. Typically, they are not serious. They occur between the ...

Crohn’s disease affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall ... abdominal surgery may be more prone to developing adhesions. Adhesions can also develop from an abscess or fistula.