Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is the most common type of urogenital fistula. It is typically caused by iatrogenic injuries, such as those sustained during pelvic surgery. Transvaginal repair is ...

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers from McMaster University investigated the impact of chronic schistosomiasis, a long-term parasitic bladder infection, on the outcomes of surgery for a ...

Our study is the first publication on the cost-effectiveness of obstetric fistula repair in the East African region. We built a model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of vesico-vaginal and ...

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, ...

The early primary anastomoses were done without entry into the pleural cavity, but many surgeons have more recently favored a transpleural approach, believing that it afforded better exposure, shorter ...

Each afternoon—after neighbors in her village compound in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in Nigeria’s coastal region, had gone out for the day—Imaobong Dickson would sneak out of her home to wash pieces of ...

Maternal mortality remains high around the world, with more than 303,000 women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or shortly afterwards. The majority (99%) of these deaths occur in developing countries.