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Stuhlfistel und Hüftgelenkskontraktur 30 Jahre nach „Blinddarmoperation“

Contraction of the hip and fecal drainage via a fistula tract 30 years after “appendectomy”

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Eine 46-jährige Patientin stellte sich wegen eines zunehmend stuhlig sezernierenden Fistelsystems in der rechten Leiste vor. Anamnestisch war lediglich eine vor 30 Jahren durchgeführte „Blinddarmoperation“ bekannt. In Folge dieser Operation sei jedoch eine Kontraktur im rechten Hüftgelenk und eine kleine Fistel im Wundbereich verblieben. Die bildgebende Diagnostik zeigte einen entzündlichen Prozess im rechten Unterbauch im Sinne eines Konglomerattumors. Endoskopisch ergab sich eine nicht überwindbare Stenose im Bereich des rektosigmoidalen Überganges. Unter dem Verdacht auf einen komplizierten M. Crohn wurde die Patienten laparotomiert. Es bestätigte sich die Verdachtsdiagnose des M. Crohn. Gleichzeitig fand sich jedoch ein ausgedehntes Plattenepithelkarzinom, an dessen Folgen die Patientin letztlich nach 23 Monaten verstarb.

Die Kasuistik zeigt den seltenen Fall einer Tumorerkrankung, die auf eine maligne Entartung einer chronischen Fistel zurückzuführen ist. Sie legt nahe, dass auch wenig aktive Fisteln saniert werden sollten, sofern dies ohne Risiko möglich ist. Sollte wegen eines allgemeinen oder funktionellen Risikos eine Sanierung nicht sinnvoll sein, muss zumindest bei jeder Änderung des klinischen Erscheinungsbildes eine maligne Entartung sicher ausgeschlossen werden.

Abstract

A 46-year-old female was admitted with increasing fecal drainage via a fistula tract in the right inguinal region. She had a history of surgery for appendicitis 30 years previously, from which there was disturbed wound healing resulting in a blunt fistula, and the patient suffered from contraction of the right hip. Computed tomographic scan and ultrasound demonstrated an inflammatory mass in the right inguinal region. Colonoscopy demonstrated a stenosis of the rectosigmoid junction but did not provide any further specific information. Surgery revealed the presumed diagnosis of complicated Crohn’s disease, but an advanced squamous cell carcinoma was also identified. The patient died 23 months later due to generalized tumor. Although malignant transformation of a fistula tract is rare, this case demonstrates that long-standing fistulas should be cured as far as possible without significant morbidity. In the case of incurable fistulas, malignancy must definitely be excluded if the clinical appearance of the fistula changes.

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Rink, A.D., Liese, M., Terpe, HJ. et al. Stuhlfistel und Hüftgelenkskontraktur 30 Jahre nach „Blinddarmoperation“. Chirurg 76, 80–84 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-004-0937-2

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