1. [Treatment of postoperative entero-cutaneous fistula: personal experience].
- Author
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Sandonato L, Saglimbene F, Sapienza C, Rubulotta S, Jelo P, Costa N, and Basile F
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parenteral Nutrition, Fistula therapy, Intestinal Fistula therapy, Postoperative Complications therapy, Skin Diseases therapy
- Abstract
The authors present their experience on surgical treatment of intestinal fistulas based on personal cases treated from 1981 to 1990. The cases are divided into two groups: the first: the first group of patients was treated only surgically (1981-1984); the second group was treated with surgery and artificial nutrition (1984-1990). The mortality rates are much lower in the second group. The conclusion is that is always necessary to associate a form of artificial nutrition to surgery because the percentage of healing is statistically higher.
- Published
- 1992