A case of successful ablation of a gastrophrenic fistula with n-Butyl-2-Cyanocrylate.
A 79-year-old woman with a fistula between a subphrenic abscess and the fundus of the stomach was successfully treated with n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. Conservative management had failed. Clinical presentation, treatment progress and imaging findings by computed tomography scan, ultrasound, gastroscopy and fluoroscopy are presented, along with a brief review of the relevant literature.
Mahajan
Ashish
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University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Rao
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Lees
Gordon
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Owen
Richard
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D000368:Aged; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate