Healing of a gastrocutaneous fistula in the presence of Marlex.
A gastric leak with perigastric abscesses developed after a revision gastroplasty reinforced with Marlex, performed on a 34-year-old, morbidly obese woman. The site of the leak and the abscesses were drained but the Marlex could not be excised. The woman remained on long-term enteral nutrition at home and her fistula healed despite the presence of the Marlex mesh. She continued to lose weight and was well 8 months after the fistula had healed.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes