title: Faecal fistula as the result of thermal injury to the abdominal wall.
abstract: A 23-year-old male with an 87 per cent body surface area burn from a motor vehicle accident developed a left lower quadrant abdominal wall faecal fistula. This fistula presumably resulted from thermal injury to the level of the peritoneum. This case report describes the course and management of this unusual occurrence.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: East
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male