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.

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