Gastrocutaneous fistula: case report and literature review

Specialty: Breast Surgery, Gastroenterology; General Surgery

Article Type: Case Report

DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2008.0004

Vol 8

pages 10-13

Gastrocutaneous fistula: case report and literature review

Alex Hotouras, Adhip Mandal, Veera Karri and Aarti Varma

Correspondence Address: Dr Alex Hotouras, Department of General Surgery, Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham, Lincs, UK.

Email: alex007@doctors.org.uk

We report the case of a 91-year-old lady who presented with a gastrocutaneous fistula in the absence of any recent surgery. We review the literature and discuss this uncommon surgical problem.

Keywords Gastrocutaneous fistula; gastric ulcer

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