Management of digestive tract fistulas. A review

Digestion

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 51-58

  Falconi, Massimo ^a   Sartori, N ^b   Caldiron, E ^b   Salvia, R ^b   Bassi, C ^b   Pederzoli, P ^b  

^a POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enterocutaneous fistulas; Octreotide; Somatostatin; Treatment

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 0032698780     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051489     Document Type: Review

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