Temporary ileostomy for the preservation of colon fistula in patients with postoperative complications: case report

Among the postoperative complications in the digestive system, the fistulae are the most common ones. The changes resulting from these fistulae are very important, once they can determine the patient's situation and the development of multiple organic failures. This paper reports the case of a...

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Published in:Journal of Coloproctology 2011-09, Vol.31 (3), p.291-293
Main Authors: Patrício, Solaine Chiminácio De Oliveira, Branco Filho, Alcides José, Biazon, Ana Carla Broetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
fístula gástrica
gastric fistula
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
gastroplastia
gastroplasty
ileostomia
ileostomy
SURGERY
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Summary:Among the postoperative complications in the digestive system, the fistulae are the most common ones. The changes resulting from these fistulae are very important, once they can determine the patient's situation and the development of multiple organic failures. This paper reports the case of a patient who had relevant complications after having undergone temporary ileostomy to maintain the colon fistulized. About 90 to 95% of the digestive tract fistulae have spontaneous resolution. In some cases, the general state of the patient compromises the spontaneous closure. In this study, after one month of nutritional support and medicine treatment, the spontaneous closure of the colon fistula did not occur, thus, a surgical intervention was necessary to solve the case.
ISSN:2317-6423
2237-9363
2317-6423
DOI:10.1590/S2237-93632011000300010