Abstract
Duodenocolic fistulae usually occur in adults and are mostly malignant in etiology. The present report describes the occurrence of a duodenocolic fistula of benign etiology in a 13-year-old boy who presented with chronic diarrhea and severe growth retardation.
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Sharma, B.C., Yachha, S.K., Kulshreshta, A. et al. Duodenocolic fistula in a child. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 396–397 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182237
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