Gastrocolic fistula: a rare complication of benign gastric ulcer.
Gastrocolic fistula secondary to a benign gastric ulcer is an extreme rarity. We recently treated a 81-year-old female with an en-bloc resection of the fistula tract combined with truncal vagotomi and pyloroplasty. The symptoms typical of a gastrocolic fistula, the diagnostic procedures and treatment are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications*