Appendico-cutaneous fistula following hysterectomy: first case report

Appendico-cutaneous fistulas not related to acute appendicitis or cancer are rare and show spontaneous resolution after conservative treatment, mainly when they show low output, absence of obstruction or sepsis and in patients with good nutritional status. We found no report in the literature on app...

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Main Authors: Antonio Sérgio Brenner, Antonio Baldin, Rafaela Molteni, Renata Fróes Ramos de Lima, Lígia Heinrichs Freitas, Maria Cristina Sartor, Emerson Luis Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936317300060