title: Successful treatment of small intestine fistula with somatostatin analog.
abstract: A patient who developed an entero-neovagina fistula after total pelvic exeneteration is presented. When traditional conservative therapy appeared to be failing, addition of somatostatin analog resulted in a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, LAC/USC Women's Hospital 90033.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Burt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide