Occlusion of a postoperative rectoabdominocutaneous fistula with fibrin clot: a case report.
A 56 year-old rectal cancer patient who developed a chronic rectoabdominocutaneous fistula postoperatively was treated with fibrin clot, and the fistula healed completely. Occlusion of chronic postoperative fistulas with fibrin clot appears to be a useful technique.
First Department of Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
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Iwagaki
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Hizuta
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M
Nezu
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Y
Nonaka
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Kimura
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M
Marutaka
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M
Kuroda
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N
Tanaka
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K
Orita
D000005:Abdomen; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive