title: Persistent appendiceal faecal fistula following a complicated open appendicectomy.
abstract: Appendiceal faecal fistula is recognized serious complication of appendicectomy, which is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in modern day surgical practice. We report a unique case of appendiceal faecal fistula which persisted for nine years in a teenage girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fatima Hospital & Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Syed Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Syed Abdullah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Iqbal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005243:Feces; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome