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A vesicovaginal fistula is an irregular opening between your bladder and vagina. This causes urine to leak out of your vagina. Usually, urine should only exit your body through your urethra (tube at ...

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 ...

Anal fistula management remains a challenging surgical domain where the primary goals are the eradication of infection, minimisation of recurrence, and preservation of sphincter integrity. Standard ...

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is an uncomfortable and potentially distressing condition that causes continuous urinary leakage from your vagina. There are effective treatment options; but in parts of ...

A bladder fistula happens when an irregular skin connection forms between the bladder and another organ. This is usually the vagina, bowel, or colon. Fistulas are irregular, tunnel-like connections ...

A vaginal fistula is an opening that connects the vagina to another organ, such as the bladder, rectum, or bowel. They usually develop after tissue damage or trauma from childbirth, surgery, ...