Kavita, 32, was cleaning an infected wound on her thigh when she extracted an unexpected metallic object: a bullet that had ...

Piles, fissures, and fistula are common but often ignored due to stigma. Learn their symptoms, causes, and why early ...

Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Get expert advice on caring for your tushy, learn what anal irritation might mean, and find out when it’s time to call your doctor.

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Anal fistulas affect about 2 in 10,000 people yearly, with a higher prevalence in young men. Most fistulas form due to blocked anal glands, resulting in infection and abscess formation. Fistulas are ...

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

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Fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and other nearby organs in the pelvis, which includes the bladder and the rectum. The MPESA Foundation is undertaking fistula screening and repairs of ...