Malignant gastro-colic fistula presenting with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis.
Locally invasive colonic carcinomas are seldom complicated by the formation of gastro-colic fistula. The authors present a case of a 52-year-old man with malignant gastro-colic fistula presenting with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis posing operative challenges.
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK. hematar@doctors.org.uk
Hosam E
HE
Matar
Ioannis
I
Sagriotis
Manojkumar S
MS
Nair
Romi
R
Navaratnam
David L
DL
Stoker
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056824:Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology