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Taenia saginata: an unusual cause of post-appendectomy faecal fistula.
Pan Afr Med J
March 2017
Department of Surgery, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Mohamed V, Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
Post-appendectomy faecal fistula is a rare surgical complication, associated with significant morbidity. Taenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestation in the gastrointestinal tract. It makes many complications as obstruction, perforation, anastomotic leakage or appendicular stump dehiscence.
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BMJ Case Rep
November 2014
Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Ureteric injuries, although uncommon, are a potential complication in pelvic and gynaecological surgeries and can have serious implications. The risk is mainly related to the complexity of the surgical procedure and the presence of eventual periureteric pathology. Ureteric injury during appendectomy is rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment of post-appendectomy intra-abdominal deep abscesses.
Eur J Pediatr Surg
December 2003
Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Pellegrin-Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
The treatment of acute appendicitis in children is sometimes followed by complications including intra-abdominal abscess, for which the traditional treatment is surgical drainage. We evaluated the efficacy of antibiotic management compared to classic surgical treatment. This retrospective study investigated 22 children from 5 to 13 years of age with one or many abscesses after appendectomy, treated between 1992 and 2002.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNonoperative management for intra-abdominal abscesses.
Am Surg
March 1996
Department of Surgery, Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
Percutaneous drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess is utilized frequently. To evaluate its effectiveness at our institution over 16 months, 18 patients (mean age 49 years) who underwent radiologically directed percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses were retrospectively reviewed. The abscesses were postoperative in 14 patients (laparotomy, 5; appendectomy, 4; colectomy, 3; hysterectomy, 2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Post-appendectomy fistulas of the cecum. Apropos of 22 cases].
J Chir (Paris)
October 1995
Clinique Chirurgicale, Hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant, CHRU Nantes.
Appendicitis, usually a benign disease, can have its prognosis worsened in case of postoperative fistula. The latter occurs rarely after open appendectomy (0.133%), but accounts for 10% of the morbidity rate.
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