CONCLUSIONS: Initial treatment of chyle fistula is aimed at conservative ... Thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation provides a safe and efficient means of treating chyle leaks refractory to repeated ...

Tubal ligation reversal (microsurgical tubal reanastomosis) is a surgical procedure done to enable pregnancy in people who had tubal ligation surgery. Tubal ligation ("having your tubes tied") closes ...

In all cases, the pancreatic duct was thoroughly identified and over sewn with a separately stitched figure-of-eight ligation (5*0 PDS) (Figures 1 and 2). Then, a simple single-stitched hand-sewn ...

Aim: Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is the most common urogenital acquired fistula, and has remained a scourge and of public health importance. VVF can be repaired by transvaginal approach, ...

1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Xing'an League People’s Hospital, Ulanhot, China 2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China Background: Aorto-caval ...

The focus of this article is to review the development of epicardial interventions in electrophysiology in the past decade and a half and to provide an update on the current status and future ...

Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided ...

2 described the "meat-intoxication" syndrome — that is, stupor, ataxia, convulsions and coma — in animals with an Eck fistula that were fed high-protein diets. Recently, there have been a few ...

A doctor in central Labrador is facing scrutiny following allegations from patients and their families that include a botched surgery, aggressive behaviour, and causing unnecessary pain during ...

Another woman, aged in her late 20s or early 30s, said she faced so many barriers to getting a tubal ligation that her partner ended up getting a vasectomy instead. “Not once did the doctor ask ...