Successful Management of a Colo-Duodenal Fistula in a Patient with Crohn's Disease Using a Double Lumen Gastro-Jejunostomy Tube
A 41-year-old woman was admitted with upper abdominal pain, vomiting and fever. Abdominal CT scan showed a colo-duodenal fistula with inflammatory thickening of the transverse colon. The patient's general health was poor because of hypoalbuminemia and coagulopathy. Endoscopy showed a fistula at...
Main Authors: | Toru Zuiki, Yoshiyuki Meguro, Hidetoshi Kumano, Koji Koinuma, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Hisanaga Horie, Alan T. Lefor, Naohiro Sata, Yoshikazu Yasuda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2014-05-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/363374 |
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