Open AccessEnterocutaneous fistulae: Etiology, treatment, and outcome - A study from South India
Author(s) -
P.A. Vinod Kumar,
Nanda Kishore Maroju,
Vikram Kate
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.87180
Subject(s) - medicine , enterocutaneous fistula , malnutrition , sepsis , etiology , fistula , surgery , observational study
Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is a difficult condition managed in the surgical wards and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Sepsis, malnutrition, and electrolyte abnormality is the classical triad of complications of ECF. Sepsis with malnutrition is the leading cause of death in cases of ECF. Although it is a common condition, no recent report in literature on the profile of patients with ECF has been documented from the southern part of India.