Ileo-abdominal wall fistula caused by diverticulum of the ileum.
We report a very rare case of ileo-abdominal fistula caused by penetration of the ileal diverticulum. Small bowel diverticulosis is generally considered to be an innocuous condition. In this report, we describe a case of ileal diverticulitis associated with an abdominal wall abscess.
Eriguchi
N
N
Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Aoyagi
S
S
Nakayama
T
T
Emi
Y
Y
Saku
M
M
Yoshida
K
K
D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged