Subcutaneous emphysema: an uncommon presentation of enterocutaneous fistula.
Patients with advanced cancer often develop enterocutaneous fistulae. The enterocutaneous fistulae usually develop from gastrointestinal malignancies. We describe a case report of a patient with schwannoma of the ovarian cyst wall who developed enterocutaneous fistula but presented with subcutaneous emphysema.
Correoso
Lyla J
LJ
New York Medical College, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.
Mehta
Rekha
R
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy