title: Gastrocolic fistula: a rare complication of gastric carcinoma.
abstract: Malignant gastrocolic fistula formation is a rare complication of gastric carcinoma. We report a cachectic 82-year-old woman who presented with upper abdominal pain, diarrhoea, loss of weight and loss of appetite. Further investigation of her symptoms revealed a gastrocolic fistula connecting the ulcerated tumour of the body of the stomach to the splenic flexure of the colon.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore. lipseng100@yahoo.com
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Foo
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Poh
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002100:Cachexia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media