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Management of intestinal fistulas
The American Journal of Surgery, 1964Abstract A ten year experience of treatment of gastrointestinal fistulas is analyzed. A table of priorities of management is presented with a discussion of supportive therapy and indications for operation. The importance of an optimal, planned, nutritional program is stressed.
Richard D. Chapman +2 more
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The diagnosis and management of intestinal fistulas
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1969Frequently, intestinal fistulas present difficult diagnostic and surgical problems, yet they should not be considered insurmountable. In our experience, covering a series of 328 patients, the mortality rate was 3.9 per cent (Table 1). However, we must acknowledge that in many instances morbidity was protracted.
Harry E. Bacon, Anthony R. Gennaro
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Management of Intestinal Fistulas
Surgery (Oxford), 2003Abstract A gastrointestinal (GI) fistula is an abnormal communication between the epithelial-lined lumen of the GI tract and the epithelium of an adjacent viscus or the skin. Fistulas may be congenital or acquired (Figure 1). • A primary GI fistula arises as a consequence of disease in the wall of the gut (e.g. Crohn's disease, malignancy).
S Chintapatla, Nigel A Scott
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Fistula of the small intestine
The American Journal of Surgery, 1968Abstract External fistulas of the small intestine may be satisfactorily treated by a two stage operation in which the fistula is excluded at the first operation and removed at a later date. Properly placed intestinal tubes help the surgeon to complete the first (or exclusion) phase of the operation successfully.
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INTESTINAL FISTULAS FOLLOWING PELVIC EXENTERATION
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1962Abstract Intestinal fistulas occurring as a post-operative complication after pelvic exenteration have been noted in 87 cases from a total of 640 exenteration procedures. The time of onset of these fistulas has been found to fall into two rather well-defined groups, namely, those in the immediate potsoperative period and those occurring later.
William W. Daniel +2 more
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Lymphosarcoma of Small Intestine with Ileocolic Fistula [PDF]
JAMA, 1960 Lymphosarcoma of the small intestine is a rare disease. In Tacoma's two largest hospitals, which have a total capacity of 452 beds, in the last 10 years there has been only one case of lymphosarcoma of the small intestine: the one here reported. At Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, 13 cases were seen 1 during a 15-year period.
Stanley W. Tuell, Gerhart A. Drucker
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1931
In a communication1read before the Section on Urology of the American Medical Association in 1927, the possible extension of inflammatory processes in viscera adjacent to the superior pelvorectal space was clearly emphasized. Instances were cited in which infection originating in the seminal vesicles, superior urethra and other structures had spread to
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In a communication1read before the Section on Urology of the American Medical Association in 1927, the possible extension of inflammatory processes in viscera adjacent to the superior pelvorectal space was clearly emphasized. Instances were cited in which infection originating in the seminal vesicles, superior urethra and other structures had spread to
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The American Journal of Surgery, 1938
Abstract This survey on vesico-intestinal fistulae is based on the summary of eighty-seven cases from the literature of the past ten years, together with one personal case. The total number on record is 592. It occurs most frequently in the fifth to the seventh decades of life and is two to three times more frequent in men than in women.
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Abstract This survey on vesico-intestinal fistulae is based on the summary of eighty-seven cases from the literature of the past ten years, together with one personal case. The total number on record is 592. It occurs most frequently in the fifth to the seventh decades of life and is two to three times more frequent in men than in women.
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The treatment of small intestinal fistula
The American Journal of Surgery, 1954Abstract 1. 1. An analysis of the study of eighteen patients with small intestinal fistula is presented. 2. 2. The clinical course of a small intestinal fistula and the etiologic factors in its production are reviewed. 3. 3. An outline of the therapeutic measures indicated and the factors which influence prognosis are discussed.
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External small intestinal fistulas
The American Journal of Surgery, 1970Summary External small intestinal fistulas, whether or not requiring surgery for their ultimate closure, require optimal care. This consists of diligent and judicious supportive management, with particular attention to early and adequate drainage for the control of sepsis, replacement of fluids and electrolytes, and the nutritional requirements ...
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