fistulas

• “His specialties were the treatment of rectal and venereal diseases, but no search of his published writings or other literature unearthed any mention of his treating so-called fistulas of the penis.”

  Portrait of a Killer

• “Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines.”

  JSOnline.com

• “For every woman who dies, countless others are left with entirely preventable birth injuries, such as fistulas, that may shape the rest of their lives.”

  Dr. Ana Langer: Smart Global Investment: Save a Mother's Life

• “Certain antibiotics have been utilized in inflammatory bowel disease for treating intestinal inflammation, healing fistulas and treating infection.”

  Medications

• “Preventing and treating fistulas is far from as glamorous as microfinance, but imagine the impact.”

  The Huffington Post: Rebecca Kantar: What I Would Do with $29 Million

• “However, an estimated 2 million women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, have untreated fistulas with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 new cases occurring each year.”

  The Huffington Post: The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: #DearJohn, Does Banning Abortion Trump Job Growth?

• “Prevention is as important as treatment to prevent fistulas and maternal mortality.”

  The Huffington Post: Christy Turlington: Back to Bangladesh - Day 3

• “Equally as devastating is that most women with fistulas are ostracized by their families and communities.”

  The Huffington Post: Christy Turlington: Back to Bangladesh - Day 3

• “He was hospitalized and treated for psoriasis and fistulas.”

  Introduction to Jack London's Australian Newspaper Articles: Dan Wichlan Collection

• “The most tragic consequence of female genital mutilation is the formation of fistulas - holes between the bladder or rectum and the vagina that cause a woman to constantly leak urine or feces.”

  Ending Genital Mutilation, Village by Village

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