fistula

Surgical Reconstruction of Peri-fistula/stomal Soft Tissue: Revise, Isolate, Skin Graft, Pouch

Introduction: A leaking ostomy or fistula pouch is devastating to the patient and provider. In some situations, the soft tissue around the fistula or ostomy makes it impossible to apply a...

Mary Anne R. Obst , BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON;

08/19/2021

Case Report

Management of Open Abdominal Wounds With Intestinal Fistula Formation Using a Combination of NPWTi-d and New Generation Fistula Devices: A Case Report

12/23/2020

Christian Mauerer ;

Matthias Hornung ;

Henrik Horst Gerhard Junger ;

Stefan Martin Brunner ;

Slowik Przemyszlaw ;

Hans-Jürgen Schlitt ;

Frank Werner Brennfleck ;

A 57-year-old, obese (body mass index: 55 kg/m²) female with a long history of Crohn disease and multiple intestinal resections, presented with an incarcerated parastomal hernia, abscess formation, and septic shock.

A 57-year-old, obese (body mass...

12/23/2020

Wounds

Management of Two Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula After Open Abdomen Requiring Split-Thickness Skin Grafting

We present the cases of Patient A, a 71-year-old female, and Patient B, a 74-year-old male, who underwent successful management of enterocutaneous fistulas after having open abdomens requ...

Luis Cardenas , DO, PhD;

Elizabeth McCarthy , MD;

11/23/2020

Isolation of Enteric Fistulas to Allow Adjacent Skin Graft Placement

Abstract Body: Wounds near fistulas and ostomies are typically not good candidates for skin grafting due to the risk of effluent contamination; however, not grafting these wounds can dela...

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

Kaitlin Nelson ;

Mary Anne R. Obst , BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON;

11/23/2020

Original Research

A Four-step Technique for Effluent Diversion of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas

11/01/2019

Adolfo Cuendis-Velázquez ;

Mario Trejo-Avila ;

Elisafat Arce-Liévano ;

Mucio Moreno-Portillo ;

Eduardo Cárdenas-Lailson ;