title: Gastrocolic fistula. Report on two cases healed by medical treatment.
abstract: Two cases of gastrocolic fistula secondary to benign gastric ulcer disease are described in two patients without any previous gastric surgery. Both cases were successfully treated medically with cimetidine. Implications of the successful outcome of the medical treatment and the possible causes of the symptom of diarrhea are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D002927:Cimetidine