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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019

An unusual presentation of gastric fistula following peptic perforation repair: A case report.

Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, Sudipta Mohakud, Tushar Subhadarshan Mishra, Apurba Barman

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Mithilesh Kumar SinhaDepartment of General Surgery, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India. Electronic address: mks132@gmail.com.
Sudipta MohakudDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India. Electronic address: drsudipta.m@gmail.com.
Tushar Subhadarshan MishraDepartment of General Surgery, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India. Electronic address: doctushar@gmail.com.
Apurba BarmanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India. Electronic address: Apurvaa23@gmail.com.

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introductionPeptic perforation repair is a common stomach surgery. This surgery has not been associated with delayed onset gastrocutaneous fistula formation. However such a complication has been reported following a variety of other stomach surgeries. We are reporting this case as it is a rare complication. Also its diagnosis and management is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: We are presenting a case of peptic perforation repair where burst abdomen happened in the immediate post-operative period. The patient was put on conservative management. He responded well to it but his abdominal wound was not healing. After a wait of four months the wound was covered with a skin graft. The graft uptake was satisfactory but a discharging ulcer appeared on it. This condition persisted for one month. Finally a computed tomography Fistulogram (CT Fistulogram) was performed. It revealed an underlying complex gastric fistula. A repeat surgery was performed.

conclusionA gastrocutaneous fistula diagnosed at sixth month following the peptic perforation repair and causing minimal discomfort to the patient is a rare presentation. The abdominal wound following the surgery was possibly not healing because of the underlying fistula.

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Gastric fistulaGastrocutaneous fistulaPeptic perforation

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PMID30818159
PMCPMC6393669

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