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Percutaneous embolization of a colonic fistula using n-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl^®)

Authors: T. F. Nunes, G. F. de Santi

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 9/2017

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Persistent intraperitoneal enteric or biliary fistulas are serious complications after abdominal surgery. Treatment varies depending on the location and visceral structures involved. Repeated surgical interventions, however, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in complicated cases. We report the case of a man who developed an intraabdominal abscess and a fistulous communication between the colonic loop and the abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy and right hemicolectomy, and was treated via a percutaneous interventional radiological approach to avoid reoperation. …

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Title: Percutaneous embolization of a colonic fistula using n-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl®)
Authors: T. F. Nunes
G. F. de Santi
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-017-1685-x

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