Persistent appendiceal faecal fistula following a complicated open appendicectomy

Appendiceal faecal fistula is recognized serious complication of appendicectomy, which is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in modern day surgical practice. We report a unique case of appendiceal faecal fistula which persisted for nine years in a teenage girl.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2009-03, Vol.59 (3), p.181-183
Hauptverfasser:	SHAMIM, Muhammad, SYED ALI HAIDER, SYED ABDULLAH IQBAL
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Appendectomy Appendicitis - complications Appendicitis - surgery Biological and medical sciences Cecal Diseases - surgery Feces Female General aspects Humans Intestinal Fistula - complications Intestinal Fistula - surgery Medical sciences Postoperative Complications - surgery Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Appendiceal faecal fistula is recognized serious complication of appendicectomy, which is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in modern day surgical practice. We report a unique case of appendiceal faecal fistula which persisted for nine years in a teenage girl.
ISSN:	0030-9982