Abstract
Gastrocutaneous fistulas are rare and difficult to treat complications with an incidence of 1.7–4% in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates with difficult management problems [Nguyen et al. 2001]. They mostly occur after iatrogenic gastric injury, breakdown of a gastroenteric anastomosis, or disruption of stapler suture lines [Papavramidis et al. 2008]. Treatment is varied and dependent on the size of the fistula as well as its time course in relation to surgery, and on the patient’s underlying conditions.
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