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Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Patients with an Open Abdomen and Enterocutaneous Fistulas: A Nine-Step Treatment Strategy

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Surgery of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects

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Enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs) are serious postoperative complications; less commonly, they result from an inflammatory or oncologic process. No matter what the cause, the consequences can be devastating. The surgeon should have a clear strategy for how to manage ECFs. Particularly when they are associated with an open abdomen or with a large abdominal wall defect requiring complex abdominal wall reconstruction, ECFs lead to a high rate of complications, of failure of the operative intervention, and of mortality. The management of ECFs (whether alone or combined with an abdominal wall defect or an open abdomen) requires a multidisciplinary approach.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

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  2. Trauma Section, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Rifat Latifi MD, FACS

  3. Trauma Section, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Ruben Peralta MD, FACS & Hassan Al Thani MD

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Latifi, R., Peralta, R., Al Thani, H. (2013). Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Patients with an Open Abdomen and Enterocutaneous Fistulas: A Nine-Step Treatment Strategy. In: Latifi, R. (eds) Surgery of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6354-2_16

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