17 results match your criteria: "Garg Fistula Research Institute (GFRI)[Affiliation]"

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  • - The article discusses the use of Patient-Generated Images (PGIs) in treating perianal conditions, highlighting their benefits for remote assessments and follow-ups, especially for asymptomatic patients after surgery.
  • - Challenges associated with PGIs include concerns about image quality, potential misinterpretation, and ethical considerations, particularly relating to sensitive body areas, necessitating strong data protection measures.
  • - To ensure effective use of PGIs, a framework with comprehensive guidelines must be created by healthcare professionals, stressing the importance of patient education on their limits while emphasizing that PGIs should complement, not replace, traditional consultations.
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Background: Many rectovaginal fistulas(RVF), especially low RVF, do not involve/penetrate the RV-septum, but due to lack of proper nomenclature, such fistulas are also managed like RVF (undertaking repair of RV-septum) and inadvertently lead to the formation of a high RVF (involving RV-septum) in many cases. Therefore, REctovaginal Fistulas, Not Involving the Rectovaginal Septum, should be Treated like Anal fistulas(RENISTA) to prevent any risk of injury to the RV septum. This concept(RENISTA) was tested in this study.

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Background: Several scoring systems are used to assess fecal incontinence (FI), among which, the most commonly used are Wexner and Vaizey's scoring systems. However, there are significant lacunae in these scoring systems, due to which they are neither accurate nor comprehensive.

Aim: To develop a new scoring system for FI that is accurate, comprehensive, and easy to use.

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An incarcerated epigastric hernia containing stomach.

Trop Doct

April 2023

Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, CAPFs Composite Hospital BSF Kadamtala, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.

Most epigastric hernia contains preperitoneal fat or the omentum. Intraabdominal organ herniation is rare and, if present, contains mostly small bowel. Incarcerated epigastric hernia having the stomach as content is infrequent, and only one case has been reported in the literature so far.

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Purpose: In some anal fistulas, the internal/primary opening cannot be located even after examination and assessment on MRI or transrectal ultrasound. The efficacy of a simple new protocol to manage such therapeutically challenging fistulas was tested.

Patients And Methods: All anal fistula patients operated consecutively over 7 years were included in the study.

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