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Definitive Surgical Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistula: Outcomes of a 23-Year Experience by Rachel M. Owen; Timothy P. Love; Sebastian D. Perez; Jahnavi K. Srinivasan; Jyotirmay Sharma; Jonathan D. Pollock; Carla I. Haack; John F. Sweeney; John R. Galloway is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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To analyze postoperative outcomes, morbidity, and mortality following enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) takedown. Design, Setting, and Patients: Retrospective review of the complete medical records of patients who presented to a single tertiary care referral center from December 24, 1987, to June 18, 2010, and subsequently underwent definitive surgical treatment for ECF originating from the stomach, small bowel, colon, or rectum. Main Outcome Measures: Postoperative fistula recurrence and mortality. Results: A total of 153 patients received operative intervention for ECF. Most ECFs were referred to us from outside institutions (75.2%), high output (52.3%), originating from the small bowel (88.2%), and iatrogenic in cause (66.7%). Successful ECF closure was ultimately achieved in 128 patients (83.7%). Six patients (3.9%) died within 30 days of surgery, and overall 1-year mortality was 15.0%. Postoperative complications occurred in 134 patients, for an overall morbidity rate of 87.6%. Signifi-Author Aff Safety and D Program (D Sweeney an Division of Gastrointes (

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Author

Rachel M. Owen; Timothy P. Love; Sebastian D. Perez; Jahnavi K. Srinivasan; Jyotirmay Sharma; Jonathan D. Pollock; Carla I. Haack; John F. Sweeney; John R. Galloway

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Published

2013

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)