Article In 1686, Louis XIV of France (1638 – 1715) – The Sun King – developed a perianal abscess that after a series of failed treatment attempts, including with the use of a red-hot iron, developed ...

You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. These tests can help diagnose diabetes or other health concerns and aid in adjusting your ...

Obstetric fistula is commonly caused by an injury during natural childbirth where a tear occurs in the birth canal. This tear leads to faecal matter leaking through the vagina, causing complications ...

If the fistula occurs between the rectum and the vagina or the intestine and the skin, it may cause pressure in the rectum. Additional symptoms can occur depending on the location of the fistula. Some ...

If this happens to you, you may need to go back into surgery for control of bleeding. A rare, but potentially fatal complication, bronchopleural fistula is an abnormal passageway that develops between ...

Most people need to take the citizenship test as part of the application. Find out how to prepare for the test and what to expect after you take it. Who has to take the test and go to the interview ...

A blood test is a lab analysis of things that may be found in your blood. You may have blood tests to keep track of how well you are managing a condition, such as diabetes or high cholesterol. You may ...

When both 99mTc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy and CT examination were diagnostically difficult, we found strong fluorescent signals in the patient’s pleural drainage fluid and sputum using NIR ...

Conclusion: Radionuclide salivagram SPECT/CT and VFSS are complementary, which can greatly improve the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of oesophageal fistula. When the patient cannot perform the VFSS ...

Do you know how much you should be paying for internet speeds?, one easy way to find out is by conducting an internet speed test. An internet speed test is quick, easy and free. All things we want ...