title: [Staged treatment of patients with external small bowel fistulas].
abstract: Results of staged treatment of small bowel fistulas in 115 patients were analyzed. Staged treatment of 21.7% of patients resulted in healing the fistulas without operations. Modern methods of nutritional maintenance were shown to allow surgical restorative treatment to be performed in the optimal period in 82.2% of patients. The number of postoperative complications and lethality rate were reduced to 5.6%, general lethality to 7.8%.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vorob'ev
authors.forename: E Iu
authors.initials: EIu
authors.lastname: Levchik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome