Treatment of postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas by high-pressure vacuum with a normal oral diet

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Medeiros, Aldo Cunha ^a   Aires Neto, Tertuliano ^a   Marchini, Julio Sérgio ^a   Brandão Neto, Jose ^a   Valença, Dione Maria ^a   Egito, Eryvaldo Sócrates Tabosa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterocutaneous fistula, treatment; Oral diet; Vacuum system

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIET THERAPY; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADULT; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM;

EID: 16244409811     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082317     Document Type: Article

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