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Foley Catheter Enterostomy for Postoperative Bowel Perforation: an Effective Source Control

Author: Sanjay Marwah

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2011

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We read with interest the article by Tøttrup [1] that addresses a serious problem of postoperative bowel perforation. During an era when the mortality from pancreaticoduodenectomy is less than 3%, the mortality associated with enterocutaneous fistula remains at 10% to 30% owing to the often-present complications of sepsis, malnutrition, and electrolyte abnormalities [2]. The author demonstrated the role of Foley catheter enterostomy for creating a controlled fistula in such cases. …

Tøttrup A (2010) Foley catheter enterostomy for postoperative bowel perforation: an effective source control. World J Surg 34:2752–2754. doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0741-8 PubMedCrossRef

Evenson AR, Fischer JE (2006) Current management of enterocutaneous fistula. J Gastrointest Surg 10:455–464PubMedCrossRef

Title: Foley Catheter Enterostomy for Postoperative Bowel Perforation: an Effective Source Control
Author: Sanjay Marwah
Publication date: 01-04-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0916-3

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