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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 11/2007

01-11-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Percutaneous Embolization of Enterocutaneous Fistulas

Authors: Julian E. Losanoff, M.D., Marc D. Basson, M.D., Ph.D.

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 11/2007

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To the Editor—We read with great interest the recent article by Lisle et al. about percutaneous gelfoam embolization of chronic enterocutaneous fistulas.1 The authors describe encouraging early results in three patients and suggest using this procedure in the first-line treatment of such fistulas. Although the approach of Lisle et al. to this well-known but difficult problem is intriguing, their experience is difficult to put in perspective because it is not presented in the light of other published methods that also have been reported to eradicate this complex condition. …
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Metadata
Title
Percutaneous Embolization of Enterocutaneous Fistulas
Authors
Julian E. Losanoff, M.D.
Marc D. Basson, M.D., Ph.D.
Publication date
01-11-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9046-x

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