Delayed presentation of enterocutaneous fistula after tubal ligation: a case report
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Date
2020-09
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Medip Academy
Abstract
A 50-year-old woman with a history of tubal ligation nine years earlier, presented with a complaint of discharge from the scar site. She was found to have an enterocutaneous fistula. The patient underwent an exploratory laparoscopy. The tract excised and primary repair of bowel done. A unique feature of the case is the formation of an enterocutaneous fistula after an extremely long latency due to gauze threads, which has not been previously reported in the literature.
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Enterocutaneous fistula, Iatrogenic complication, Gynaecology, Ileum
Citation
Munnamgi Sinduja, Singh Sudhir Kumar, Huda Farhanul, Ravikumar Arundev, Gajula Bhargav. Delayed presentation of enterocutaneous fistula after tubal ligation: a case report. International Surgery Journal. 2020 Sep; 7(9): 3143-3145