Enterocutaneous fistula associated with ePTFE mesh: Case report and review of the literature

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Foda, M ^a   Carlson, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterocutaneous fistula; ePTFE; Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; Gastrointestinal erosion; Incisional hernia; Mesh prosthesis; Prosthetic complication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLITEF;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MESH SLING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN INDURATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; JEJUNAL DISEASES; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 67849130304     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0441-6     Document Type: Article

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