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<p>The postoperative digestive fistula is the most feared complication of gastrointestinal surgeries. We performed a retrospective study over a period of 6 years, in which we included 28 patients who developed postoperative esophageal, gastric or duodenal fistulae in the General Surgery Department of “Bagdasar–Arseni” Emergency Hospital. We assessed the risk factors for this complication, its management and its results. Most patients were males and the mean age was 61.1 years. For 15 patients, the surgeries were required for benign lesions while the rest of 13 patients had malignant disease. Regarding the type of the fistula, 14 were duodenal stump fistulas, 13 were anastomotic leakages and one was a dehiscence of a sutured duodenal ulcer. Six cases required emergency relaparotomy for sepsis and peritonitis. Sixteen patients had a favourable outcome while death occurred in 12 cases. The mortality was higher for patients with sepsis and peritonitis as the first clinical manifestations of fistula and with the need for an emergency reoperation.</p>
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The postoperative digestive fistula is the most feared complication of gastrointestinal surgeries. We performed a retrospective study over a period of 6 years, in which we included 28 patients who developed postoperative esophageal, gastric or duodenal fistulae in the General Surgery Department of “Bagdasar–Arseni” Emergency Hospital. We assessed the risk factors for this complication, its management and its results. Most patients were males and the mean age was 61.1 years. For 15 patients, the surgeries were required for benign lesions while the rest of 13 patients had malignant disease. Regarding the type of the fistula, 14 were duodenal stump fistulas, 13 were anastomotic leakages and one was a dehiscence of a sutured duodenal ulcer. Six cases required emergency relaparotomy for sepsis and peritonitis. Sixteen patients had a favourable outcome while death occurred in 12 cases. The mortality was higher for patients with sepsis and peritonitis as the first clinical manifestations of fistula and with the need for an emergency reoperation.

Clinical Features and Therapeutic Management of Postoperative Eso-Gastro-Duodenal Fistulas – A 6-Year Retrospective Study

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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The postoperative digestive fistula is the most feared complication of gastrointestinal surgeries. We performed a retrospective study over a period of 6 years,...

Clinical Features and Therapeutic Management of Postoperative Eso-Gastro-Duodenal Fistulas – A 6-Year Retrospective Study

Published Online: Aug 03, 2020

Page range: 36 - 40

Received: Jan 05, 2020

Accepted: Mar 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0010

Keywords
esophageal fistula, gastric fistula, duodenal fistula

© 2020 Vlad Andrei Porojan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clinical Features and Therapeutic Management of Postoperative Eso-Gastro-Duodenal Fistulas – A 6-Year Retrospective Study

Published Online: Aug 03, 2020

Page range: 36 - 40

Received: Jan 05, 2020

Accepted: Mar 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0010

Keywordsesophageal fistula, gastric fistula, duodenal fistula

© 2020 Vlad Andrei Porojan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
esophageal fistula, gastric fistula, duodenal fistula