title: [Treatment of postoperative entero-cutaneous fistula: personal experience].
abstract: The authors present their experience on surgical treatment of intestinal fistulas based on personal cases treated from 1981 to 1990. The cases are divided into two groups: the first: the first group of patients was treated only surgically (1981-1984); the second group was treated with surgery and artificial nutrition (1984-1990). The mortality rates are much lower in the second group. The conclusion is that is always necessary to associate a form of artificial nutrition to surgery because the percentage of healing is statistically higher.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica di Pronto Soccorso II, Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sandonato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saglimbene
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sapienza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubulotta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jelo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Basile
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Trattamento delle fistole entero-cutanee post-chirurgiche: esperienza personale.