entero-enteral, enterocutaneous fistula…

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digestive system organs, gastrointestinal fistula, entero-enteral, enterocutaneous fistula, abnormal passage that leaks the contents, the stomach, intestine, large bowel, to other organs, other parts, the intestine, entero-enteral, skin, enterocutaneous, majority of entero-enteral, enterocutaneous fistulas, the result of surgery, a significant minority result from trauma, penetrating traumas stab wounds, gunshot wounds, inflammatory processes, infection, inflammatory bowel disease, crohn's disease, cause fistulas, entero-enteral fistulas, have no symptoms, depending on the segments of intestine, connected, fistulas, diarrhea, malabsorption of nutrients, dehydration, enterocutaneous fistulas cause leakage of intestinal contents, an opening, in the skin, a contrast swallow study, a radio-opaque dye is swallowed by the patient, x-rays taken, shows the anatomy, the fistula, fistula involves, colon, a contrast enema, contrast dye given, the rectum, a ct scan, the abdomen, an abscess, a walled-off pocket of infection, the fistula, a "fistulogram", radio-opaque dye is injected, opening, the skin of an enterocutaneous fistula, x-rays taken, most fistulas, close on own after a period of weeks to months, depending on the clinical situation, patients, require iv nutrition, a period of time, food, the fistula time to close, surgery is necessary to remove the segment of intestine fistula is not healing, prognosis depends on the cause, severity, the fistula, overall condition, the patient, prognosis is excellent in an otherwise healthy patient, fistulas, malnutrition, dehydration, depending on location, in the intestine, a source of skin problems, infection, significant change in bowel habits, severe diarrhea, have any leakage of fluid that seems to come, intestines, stomach, from anywhere on the skin, abdominal surgery, call provider.