Therapeutic effects of gelatin-resorcin-formal glue in the treatment of postoperative fistula following a low anterior resection: report of a case.
Postoperative fistulas are among the most difficult and distressing of surgical problems. We describe a case of a discharging fistula that developed after low anterior resection and was successfully treated with a new biologic adhesive agent, gelatin-resorcin-formal glue. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a postoperative fistula after colorectal surgery successfully treated with gelatin-resorcin-formal glue. In conclusion, gelatin-resorcin-formal glue is useful for uncontrollable postoperative fistula.
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Misato Junshin General Hospital, Saitama, Japan. ssato@maz.miinet.or.jp
Shinsuke
S
Sato
Yoshimasa
Y
Suzuki
Tetsuzo
T
Shiozaki
D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D012118:Resorcinols; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C027813:gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005780:Gelatin