title: Enteral feeding by fistuloclysis in a midjejunal fistula.
abstract: Enterocutaneous fistulas are potentially life-threatening complications of gastrointestinal surgery. Nutritional support is the mainstay of management. We report a 32-year-old man who developed an enterocutaneous fistula following surgery for ulcerative colitis. Enteral feeding was attempted by introducing a Foley's catheter through the midjejunal fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Udupi Dist, Karnataka, India. sathya99_2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayana
authors.forename: K Rajgopal
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Jose Filipe
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Alvares
authors.forename: Srinivas B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy