title: [Postoperative high digestive-cutaneous fistula. Advantages of nutritional treatment].
abstract: Twenty-four patients (18 male and 6 female) with high post-surgery digestive fistulas (8 pancreatic-cutaneous, 7 duodenal-cutaneous, 4 jejunum-cutaneous, 4 ileal-cutaneous, 1 gastric cutaneous) were treated with T.P.N. and/or E.N. between 1980-1983. 17 patients (71%) recovered with spontaneous healing of fistulas in 9-92 (average 39) days. 3 patients underwent a second operation. 3 patients (12.5%) died: 2 for sepsis, 1 for cachexia. A.E. and T.P.N. were able to improve serious catabolic state and to get a better prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Fistole digestivo-cutanee alte postoperatorie. Vantaggi del trattamento nutrizionale.