title: [Stelzner self-healing cecal fistula--course of healing and complications].
abstract: A retrospective study of 83 patients who underwent caecal fistula as described by Stelzner during the five-year period between 1979 to 1984 was carried out. 26 fistulas were performed after low anterior resection, 54 after anterior resection and 3 after left hemicolectomy. In 10.8% the operative closure of the fistula was necessary. An anastomotic insufficiency could be recognized clinically in 3.8%. The overall complication rate was 21.7%. The caecal fistula seems to be an effective procedure with a lower complication rate than the temporary colostomy.
mesh_terms: D002432:Cecum / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Die selbstheilende Coecalfistel nach Stelzner--Heilungsverlauf und Komplikationen.