PMID: 11318140Apr 25, 2001Paper

Surgical management of a graftenteric fistula: a modified method of in situ reconstruction

Surgery Today
H AkashiS Aoyagi

Abstract

Between December 1989 and May 1998, we performed a modified method of in situ reconstruction on three of seven patients with graftenteric fistulas (GEFs) at the Kurume University Hospital. The modification involved performing an anastomosis of the infrarenal abdominal aorta and running a new prosthesis through the left side of the descending colon in the retroperitoneal cavity, and wrapping the proximal anastomosis and the proximal site of the prosthesis in the greater omentum. Good results were achieved in all three patients. We describe herein this modified method of in situ reconstruction for a GEF and summarize the case reports of these three patients.

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Feb 3, 2009·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·R James ValentineG Patrick Clagett
Nov 14, 2016·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery : the Official Journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery·S K KakkosUNKNOWN Hellenic Co-operative Group on Aortic Surgery

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