Treating a Bypass with Bypass Surgery : Repair of a Duodeno-sigmoid Fistula Complicating Acute Diverticulitis

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature..

Diverticular disease is common in Western countries; one-third of patients with diverticular disease develop diverticulitis during their lifetime of whom 5% may experience serious complications. We describe a rare complication of diverticulitis: a duodeno-colic fistula in a patient with an elongated sigmoid colon (dolicosigma). The patient complained of abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and feculent vomiting. Radiological studies and gastroscopy demonstrated a fistula between the second portion of the duodenum and the sigmoid colon. Curative surgery cured the fistula and completely resolved its associated signs and symptoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Digestive diseases and sciences - 69(2024), 3 vom: 31. März, Seite 683-688

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferent, Iulia Catalina [VerfasserIn]
Lauro, Augusto [VerfasserIn]
Rinaldi, Valerio [VerfasserIn]
Frattaroli, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Varanese, Marzia [VerfasserIn]
Saullo, Paolina [VerfasserIn]
Caronna, Roberto [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Diverticulitis
Dolicosigma
Duodeno-colic fistula
Journal Article
Malabsorption
Metabolic acidosis
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10620-023-08200-z

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367082284