Research Article

Colonic cancers fistulised to other segments of the digestive tube. Case series and review of literature.

Volume: 1 Number: 1 December 28, 2016
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Colonic cancers fistulised to other segments of the digestive tube. Case series and review of literature.

Abstract

Background

Occurrence of enteric fistulas caused by colon cancer is a rare. Preoperative diagnosis has some difficulty because of non-specific presentation and lack of appropriate combination of diagnostic techniques. 

Methods

From November 2008 to April 2012, patients with entero-enteric fistulas caused by colon cancer were reviewed with regard to demographic variables, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, intra-operative findings, type of surgical procedure and pathologic examination.

Results

There were four (3.92%) fistulas caused by colon cancer among 102 patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon. Fistulas were one colo-duodenal, one colo-gastric, one ceco-sigmoidal and one sigmoido-rectal in patients with a mean age 56.5 years. Presence of fistulas was not diagnosed preoperatively in any of the patients by using standard diagnostic techniques, i.e., endoscopy and computed tomography. Complete resection of tumor with tract of fistula was performed in all patients. Mean duration of follow-up period was 12.25 months, liver metastasis was detected in one patient, entero-cutaneous fistula in one.

Conclusions

Malignant fistula formation caused by colon cancers is a rare event. Preoperative diagnosis could be achieved by using a combination of barium enema or meal and endoscopy. Surgical treatment via oncologic en bloc resection with negative microscopic margins is important for long-term survival.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2016

Submission Date

December 13, 2016

Acceptance Date

December 22, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 1 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Ali Kılıç, Mustafa Hasbahçeci, Orhan Alimoğlu, Fatih Başak, Abdullah Şişik, Tolga Canbak. Colonic cancers fistulised to other segments of the digestive tube. Case series and review of literature. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2016 Dec. 1;1(1):8-10. doi:10.25000/acem.289228