title: Enterocutaneous fistulas: an unusual solution.
abstract: Enterocutaneous fistulas are not a minor problem in gastrointestinal tract surgery. Significant reduction of mortality and morbidity has been attained but they still remain high. The authors report three clinical cases in which they sealed and treated enterocutaneous, chronic, iatrogenic fistulas by injecting biological glue (N-Butil 2-Cyanoacrylate-Histoacryl) into the internal opening and fistulous tract. We believe that the technic we propose here, in the proper setting, may be an important contribution to the management of iatrogenic (postoperative) enterocutaneous fistulas.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Cirúrgica, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Hospital de Santa Maria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Távora
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Castelo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004659:Enbucrilate