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Gastrocolic Fistula in transverse colon cancer

Gastrokolische Fistel bei Karzinom des Colon transversum. Fallbeschreibung und Literaturübersicht

Case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

Fistula formation between the stomach and the colon secondary to a neoplastic process was first reported by Haller in 1775. We report a case of a 77-year-old woman with a gastrocolic fistula originating from a transverse colon cancer.

Reports in literature are very rare and show a poor prognosis even for those patients who underwent a radical operation.

Zusammenfassung

Fistelformationen zwischen Magen und Kolon auf dem Boden einer malignen Erkrankung wurden erstmals von Haller im Jahre 1775 beschrieben. Wir berichten über eine 77-jährige Patientin mit gastrokolischer Fistel bei Transversumkarzinom. Die sehr spärlichen Literaturberichte zeigen eine schlechte Prognose auch bei radikaler Operation und betonen den palliativen Charakter des operativen Vorgehens.

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  1. University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten/Herdecke, Deutschland

    Martin Borger, Jörg Weber & Peter Prohm

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Kliniken St. Antonius, Vogelsangstraße 106, D-42109, Wuppertal, Germany

    Martin Borger, Jörg Weber & Peter Prohm

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Borger, M., Weber, J. & Prohm, P. Gastrocolic Fistula in transverse colon cancer. Coloproctology 20, 168–170 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03044619

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