Fistulas are small tunnels that form between two organs or an organ and the surface of your body. They’re due to inflammation from your Crohn’s disease, which causes sores to form on your intestinal ...

An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...

Fistula surgery recovery takes time. After this type of outpatient surgery, a person will need rest before they can return to their usual activities. While a fistula can happen anywhere in the body, ...