This fistula was caused by a tear in the ICA, most likely a result of the initial head trauma. A frontal view image (Fig 1) compares the normal-size right cavernous sinus with the enlarged left CCSF.

This case study reports the diagnosis and treatment of a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula that developed several months after a traumatic head injury.

The 71-year-old Texas woman was previously healthy before getting an infection from a brain-eating amoeba, a CDC case report said.

The CDC said a 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses.

Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate them.

Their abundance in the woman's sinuses gave her sinus walls "a cobblestone appearance," the doctors wrote in their report.

Signum Surgical, a medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of colorectal diseases, today announced the publication of first-in-human ...

Dr. Hitender Suri, a Punjab-based physician, has achieved a world record by successfully treating a rare 117-cm fistula using Ayurveda. Swaroop Singh, ...

An anal fistula is a tunnel that develops from the inside of the anus to the skin outside. It usually starts near blocked or infected anal glands and forms an abscess (a pus-filled pocket). Pus ...

Conclusion Suture closure of the opening of the pyriform sinus fistula may represent an alternative treatment option as an endoscopic procedure for patients with PSF. This approach can decrease the ...

Since the recent wildfires, Dr. Philip Amoils says he's seeing more patients coming in with bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, congestion and asthma.

Early treatment of pediatric Crohn's disease with anti-tumor necrosis factor medications can substantially reduce the risk of perianal fistulas, a particularly debilitating complication of Crohn's ...