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She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

It causes inflammation and damage to the digestive system, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue and complications such as strictures and fistulas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

James Marion Sims, a 19th century Alabama surgeon heralded as the father of modern gynecology, pioneered a treatment for vesicovaginal fistulas, a condition that affects bladder control and fertility in women.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

He is most famous for improving the technique to repair obstetric fistulas, which are abnormal openings between a woman's genital tract, urinary tract or rectum that cause urinary incontinence.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

Or it may be, again, that there are several of these fistulas, each opening in the heel, and the mouth of each marked by a small, ulcer-like projection.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton