Experience of Postoperative Enterocutaneous Fistulae at Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Authors

  • K M GONDAL
  • A A ALI
  • M N ASLAM
  • Y RAFI
  • A MAJEED CHAUDHRY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v7i2.1829

Keywords:

Enterocutaneous fistula, ileocolostomy, tuberculosis, missed injuries

Abstract

Enterocutaneous fistula is a drastic complication of gastrointestinal surgery. During 39 months 41 patients were managed. Age of the patients ranged from 16 to 65 years. Thirteen patients were referred from peripheral centers for further management. Trauma (3 1.7%) followed by tuberculosis (1.9% malignancy (7 1.1%) were main etiological factors. In 21 patients ostomy was performed. Anasomotic breakdown was the commonest cause for fistula formation: Morbidity was 64.3% mortality was 26.8%. Judicious use of ostomy fashioning in malnourished and septic patients can reduce morbidity and mortality.

Published

2017-10-09

How to Cite

GONDAL, K. M., ALI, A. A., ASLAM, M. N., RAFI, Y., & CHAUDHRY, A. M. (2017). Experience of Postoperative Enterocutaneous Fistulae at Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v7i2.1829

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2001): AKEMU

Section

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