Risk factors, outcomes, and complications associated with combined ventral hernia and enterocutaneous fistula single-staged abdominal wall reconstruction.
Kevin M KliftoS OthmanC A MessaW Piwnica-WormsJ P FischerS J KovachPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)
Risk factors for developing ECF were IBD and history of abdominal wound infections. Single-staged combined ECF reconstruction was associated with reoperations, soft tissue infections and hematomas. DM and surgical-site complications were associated with ECF recurrence.