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. 2004 May;17(2):89-98.
doi: 10.1055/s-2004-828655.

High-output fistula

Naila Arebi  1 , Alastair Forbes
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High-output fistula

Naila Arebi et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2004 May.

Abstract

Despite improvements in healthcare delivery, mortality rates for high-output fistulae remain unchanged. The pathophysiology and causes of fistulae are reviewed in this article. An overview of the diagnostic procedures to delineate fistulae and underlying bowel disease together with their complications is included. Management of high-output fistulae consists of assessment and stabilization of patients, followed by conservative management by a multidisciplinary team until spontaneous or surgical closure of fistulae.

Keywords: High-output fistulae; nutrition; pathophysiology; somatostatin.

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Figure 1
Types of fistulae. (A) Simple fistula; (B) complex fistula involving more than one bowel loop; (C) complex fistula with an abscess; (D) complex fistula with diseased/obstructed distal bowel.
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