Enterocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Stump Appendicitis.
Nelson AgostinhoHarinder K BainsFranko SardelicPublished in: Case reports in surgery (2017)
The management of appendicitis with appendicectomy is very common in surgical practice. A recognised complication of appendicitis and appendicectomy is the formation of an enterocutaneous fistula. We present the case of a seventy-five-year-old woman who presented with an appendicocutaneous fistula on the background of an open appendicectomy performed sixty years prior to presentation.
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