title: Fistula between the hip and the caecum.
abstract: A patient is reported who developed a fistula between the hip and the caecum 39 years after arthrodesis of her hip. She presented with a painful right hip and radiographs showed that the Smith-Petersen nail used for arthrodesis had moved up through the acetabulum and into the pelvic cavity. The nail was removed but within a week a fistula which discharged alimentary contents had developed between the hip and the caecum. The patient was treated conservatively, and three weeks later the fistula had closed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006615:Hip; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*