title: Benign gastrocolic fistula associated with peritonitis.
abstract: Gastrocolic fistula is most often related to malignancy or previous gastric surgery. It is an uncommon complication of benign gastric ulceration in patients who have not had a previous operation. Benign gastrocolic fistula associated with peritonitis is extremely rare--this case is only the fourth ever reported. The patient presented with an acute abdomen, and subsequent investigations demonstrated a gastrocolic fistula of benign aetiology.
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Parks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery