Basiricò Floriana, Galli Alessandro, Giudicissi Rosina, Fucini Claudio, Application of a Cardiac Septal Occluder in a Patient Affected by Enteroatmospheric Fistula, Journal of Colon And Rectal Cancer, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1-6, ISSN 2471-7061, https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2471-7061.jcrc-14-579.
(https://oapgroup.org/jcrc/article/289)
Abstract: Enteroatmospheric fistula is a challenging and emerging clinical situation, mainly related to “open abdomen” technique in damage control surgery for trauma and in case of multiple laparotomies. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient, affected by rectal carcinoma, submitted to standard surgical treatment and gradually evolving in persistent proximal jejunal fistula. The positioning of a cardiac septal occluder (Amplatzer®) was associated with immediate and late favourable effects. The procedure was conducted “bed-side” and turned out to be easy and safe.
Keywords: cardiac septal occluder; enteroatmospheric fistula; rectal carcinoma; VAC therapy; quality of life.