A colocutaneous fistula occurring 50 years after a shotgun injury.
Traumatic fistulae of the gastrointestinal tract are usually acute processes which occur at the time of, or shortly after, the injury. Because of its rarity, we report here a case of a colocutaneous fistula that developed 50 years after a shotgun wound of the abdomen.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*