Treating a Bypass with Bypass Surgery: Repair of a Duodeno-sigmoid Fistula Complicating Acute Diverticulitis.
Dig Dis Sci
; 69(3): 683-688, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38217679
ABSTRACT
Diverticular disease is common in Western countries; one-third of patients with diverticular disease develop diverticulitis during their lifetime of whom 5% may experience serious complications. We describe a rare complication of diverticulitis a duodeno-colic fistula in a patient with an elongated sigmoid colon (dolicosigma). The patient complained of abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and feculent vomiting. Radiological studies and gastroscopy demonstrated a fistula between the second portion of the duodenum and the sigmoid colon. Curative surgery cured the fistula and completely resolved its associated signs and symptoms.
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Assunto principal:
Fístula Intestinal
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Diverticulite
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Doença Diverticular do Colo
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Fístula
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dig Dis Sci
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália