Appendico-cutaneous fistula in cystic fibrosis.
Appendico-cutaneous fistulae are rare. We describe a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a chronically draining sinus in the right iliac fossa, found to be a primary appendico-cutaneous fistula. Misdiagnosis of right iliac fossa pain in patients with CF and the preponderance of complicated disease frequently lead to manifestations of appendicitis rarely seen in usual clinical practice.
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tim N
TN
Rogers
Craig
C
Joseph
Douglas M G
DM
Bowley
Graeme J
GJ
Pitcher
D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome