Appendico-cutaneous fistula in cystic fibrosis

Appendico-cutaneous fistula in cystic fibrosis

Appendico-cutaneous fistulae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a chronically draining sinus in the right iliac fossa, found to be a primary appendico-cutaneous fistula. Misdiagnosis of right iliac fossa pain in patients with CF and the preponderance of complicate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2004-02, Vol.20 (2), p.151-152
Hauptverfasser: Rogers, Tim N, Joseph, Craig, Bowley, Douglas M G, Pitcher, Graeme J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Appendectomy
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - surgery
Appendix
Child
Cystic Fibrosis - complications
Female
Humans
Intestinal Fistula - complications
Intestinal Fistula - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Appendico-cutaneous fistulae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a chronically draining sinus in the right iliac fossa, found to be a primary appendico-cutaneous fistula. Misdiagnosis of right iliac fossa pain in patients with CF and the preponderance of complicated disease frequently lead to manifestations of appendicitis rarely seen in usual clinical practice.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-003-1109-z