Delayed appendico-cutaneous fistula--a rare complication of simple abdominal drainage
Brünagel, G.; Decker, P.; Hirner, A.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 121(1): 67-69
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 8852744 Document Number: 468175
Appendicocutaneous fistula represents a rare form of enterocutaneous fistulas, that can occur following acute appendicitis, drainage of a perityphlitic abscess or an appendectomy. This case report describes the unique occurrence of an appendicocutaneous fistula as complication of abdominal drainage in absence of one of the above mentioned diseases.