Late failure of a stapled small-bowel exclusion procedure

Ira H. Friedman

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Abstract

Late failure of a stapled small-bowel exclusion without transection of the bowel resulted in recurrence of an enterovaginal fistula. This necessitated reoperation and division of the small bowel, following which the patient has remained well. A review of the literature indicates that this problem might occur in similar procedures and suggests that the bowel should not only be cross stapled, but transected when performing exclusion procedures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-133
Number of pages2
JournalDiseases of the Colon and Rectum
Volume28
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1985
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Enterovaginal fistula
  • Exclusion procedure
  • Stapling complications

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