Enterocutaneous fistulas in Enugu, Nigeria
作者:
Timothy Nwabunike,
期刊:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
(OVID Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 27,
issue 8
页码: 542-544
ISSN:0012-3706
年代: 1984
出版商: OVID
关键词: Fistula, enterocutaneous;Diet, elemental
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
&NA;Forty‐four patients with enterocutaneous fistulas treated at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu in five years (1977‐81) are reviewed. Most fistulas resulted from complications of surgery (29 per cent) and appendicitis (55 per cent). The commonest locations were in the cecum (48 per cent), ileum (30 per cent), and colon (20 per cent). The outstanding complication was sepsis. Spontaneous closure occurred in 15 patients (34 per cent). Twenty‐two patients were treated surgically. There was a high mortality of 18 per cent from septic complications and malnutrition.
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