• Sistla, S. C., Reddy, R., Dharanipragada, K. and Jagdish, S. Enterocutaneous fistula due to mesh fixation in the repair of lateral incisional hernia: a case report. (incredb.org)
  • Operative trauma is the most common cause of enterocutaneous fistula formation. (medscape.com)
  • This results in communication of the intestinal lumen with the skin surface, forming an enterocutaneous fistula (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Postoperative enterocutaneous fistula. (medscape.com)
  • Exposure of the bowel to prosthetic mesh or a large abdominal defect can lead to wall erosion, resulting in enterocutaneous fistula. (medscape.com)
  • Intraperitoneal drainage tubes can erode into the intestinal lumen, leading to enterocutaneous fistula formation. (medscape.com)
  • Aortoenteric fistulas, which mandate emergency surgery when diagnosed, are an exception. (medscape.com)
  • All patients after the palliative surgery achieved complete remission of fistula at follow follow-up. (bvsalud.org)
  • As a general rule in the treatment of intestinal fistulas, medical treatment and stabilization precede attempts at surgical intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Surgical treatment is reserved for patients whose fistulas do not resolve with nonsurgical therapy. (medscape.com)
  • Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a serious complication after head and neck reconstruction and concurrent chemoradiotherapy, yet no consensus or practical protocols regarding the surgical timing and specific procedures could be found in the current literature. (bvsalud.org)
  • Different conservative and surgical approaches should be adopted according to the acute, subacute, and chronic stages of pharyngocutaneous fistula after palliative head and neck reconstructions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Basu, A., Sistla, S. C. and Jagdish, S. Laparoscopic control of spontaneous external hemorrhage from umbilical varix. (incredb.org)
  • Fistula forms as a result of partial or complete intestinal anastomotic disruption and associated resultant abscess. (medscape.com)
  • In patients with all forms of enteric fistulas, sepsis is a major cause of mortality and must be treated aggressively. (medscape.com)
  • A retrospective review of all hypopharyngeal cancer patients who developed pharyngocutaneous fistula during 2017 to 2021 at E-Da Hospital was conducted. (bvsalud.org)
  • Seventeen patients developed pharyngocutaneous fistula in all 321 pharyngeal cancer admissions during this period. (bvsalud.org)
  • It has been proposed that performing the neck dissection in a staged fashion prior to TORS results in low rates of transoral haemorrhage and pharyngocutaneous fistula, and may aid in TORS patient selection by eliminating patients who would require multi-modality treatment based on nodal pathology. (bvsalud.org)