Successful treatment of small intestine fistula with somatostatin analog.
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.
Curtin
J P
JP
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, LAC/USC Women's Hospital 90033.
Burt
L L
LL
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*
D015282:Octreotide