1. Dealing with enterocutaneous fistulas at Evangel
(Stories/Staff stories)

We now have four patients in the hospital who have a condition called enterocutaneous fistula. They all had surgery at other hospitals for various problems but developed a leak in their intestines so

2. Medical director gives presentation at international conference
(News/News at Evangel)

... At the meeting, Dr. Lengman presented a research paper on the relationship between delivery and obstetric fistula, and its implication for subsequent mote of delivery. The results of the research sug...

3. A disease that destroys the 'fame of the family'
(News/News at Evangel)

by Tony W. Cartledge A program at ECWA Evangel Hospital specializes in the repair of vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF's), a debilitating condition that is rare in the Western world, but more common in

4. Obstetric vesicovaginal fistula as an international public-health problem (Lewis Wall)
(Journal Club/Ob/Gyn)

"Vesicovaginal fistula is a devastating injury in which an abnormal opening forms between a woman's bladder and vagina, resulting in urinary incontinence. This condition is rare in developed coun

5. New life, new lives in Nigeria
(News/News at Evangel)

...ation about the former patients he had come to find. The women had come to the hospital with vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF, see related story on page 9) that failed to heal with traditional repair techn...

6. Hope for the Living Dead -- Evangel VVF Program Featured
(News/Latest)

The December 2005 issue of Christianity Today includes an article featuring the VVF program at Evangel hospital, VVF in general, and our own Drs Steve Arrowsmith and Carolyn Kirschner. Just a reminder

7. Who We Are
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...een added: Ophthalmology Ear, nose, and throat surgery Dentistry Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) surgery HIV care including a counseling center with support services ...

8. VVF Program
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...s horribly from the constant flow of urine and stool on her clothes. The condition is called vesicovaginal fistula or VVF.    Understand...

9. Who We Are
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...een added: Ophthalmology Ear, nose, and throat surgery Dentistry Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) surgery HIV care including a counseling center with support services ...

10. VVF Program
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...s horribly from the constant flow of urine and stool on her clothes. The condition is called vesicovaginal fistula or VVF.    Understand...

11. The obstetric vesicovaginal fistula: characteristics of 899 patients from Jos, Nigeria
(Web Links / Research and writing)

Wall LL, Karshima JA, Kirschner C, Arrowsmith SD., 2004

12. Fitsari ’Dan Duniya: An African (Hausa) Praise Song About Vesicovaginal Fistulas
(Web Links / Research and writing)

Lewis Wall, 2002