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Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer
Joint Authors
Balar, Bhavna
Patel, Harish
Chime, Chukwunonso
Ravi, Madhavi
Daniel, Myrta
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastrocolic fistulae have been described for benign conditions including penetrating peptic ulcer and complicated pancreatitis.
Malignant etiology can arise from gastric or colon cancer and is a rare and late complication with an incidence of 0.3-0.4%.
Usual presentation is the classic triad of weight loss, diarrhea, and feculent vomiting.
Barium enema has been shown to have the highest diagnostic accuracy but endoscopy offers additional advantage of biopsy to aid in diagnosis of malignant etiology; the role of computed tomography (CT) scan is controversial.
Treatment by one-stage en bloc surgical approach is the current acceptable standard of care with variable recurrence and survival rates.
Adjuvant chemotherapy would be based on lymph node involvement and patient discussion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chime, Chukwunonso& Ravi, Madhavi& Daniel, Myrta& Patel, Harish& Balar, Bhavna. 2018. Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chime, Chukwunonso…[et al.]. Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chime, Chukwunonso& Ravi, Madhavi& Daniel, Myrta& Patel, Harish& Balar, Bhavna. Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143562
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143562