AIM:To compare the outcomes of conservative vs surgical treatment of enterocutaneous fistulae(ECF) in a community teaching hospital over a decade.METHODS:All cases of ECF between 1997 and 2007 were reviewed for manage...AIM:To compare the outcomes of conservative vs surgical treatment of enterocutaneous fistulae(ECF) in a community teaching hospital over a decade.METHODS:All cases of ECF between 1997 and 2007 were reviewed for management strategy.RESULTS:Of the 83 patients with ECF,60(72%) were postoperative.Sixty-six patients(79.5%) were treated initially with conservative measures.Eighteen patients failed to respond to conservative treatment and required later(secondary) exploration;this group consisted of an equal number of low vs high output fistulae.Seventeen(20.5%) patients underwent initial(primary) def initivesurgery secondary to anastomotic leak and peritonitis.Surgical procedures included resection of ECF with anastomosis(24),exclusion(6) and direct-drainage(4).No signif icant difference was seen in the recurrence rate for conservative(10%) vs operative-treatment(20%).role as an initial management in both low and high output fistulae.In selective cases only,early primary exploration is recommended.展开更多
文摘AIM:To compare the outcomes of conservative vs surgical treatment of enterocutaneous fistulae(ECF) in a community teaching hospital over a decade.METHODS:All cases of ECF between 1997 and 2007 were reviewed for management strategy.RESULTS:Of the 83 patients with ECF,60(72%) were postoperative.Sixty-six patients(79.5%) were treated initially with conservative measures.Eighteen patients failed to respond to conservative treatment and required later(secondary) exploration;this group consisted of an equal number of low vs high output fistulae.Seventeen(20.5%) patients underwent initial(primary) def initivesurgery secondary to anastomotic leak and peritonitis.Surgical procedures included resection of ECF with anastomosis(24),exclusion(6) and direct-drainage(4).No signif icant difference was seen in the recurrence rate for conservative(10%) vs operative-treatment(20%).role as an initial management in both low and high output fistulae.In selective cases only,early primary exploration is recommended.
