| Abstract | It is important to find a method for promoting spontaneous closure of gastrointestinal fistulas with fibrin sealant. Twenty-seven patients presented with gastrointestinal fistulas underwent the selective fibrin sealant occlusion method under fistulography. Fistula occlusion was obtained within 2 weeks in 25 of the 27 patients, and there has been no sign of recurrence over a follow-up period of 1-17 months (average, 5.6 months). It is concluded that selective occlusion under fistulography is highly effective for gastrointestinal fistulas. |
| Authors | Xinbo Wang, Jianan Ren, Jieshou Li
(Affiliation: Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China.)
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| Journal | International surgery
(Int Surg)
2005 Sep-Oct
Vol. 90
Issue 4
Pg. 223-6
ISSN: 0020-8868 [Print] Italy |
| PMID | 16548319
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
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| Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Digestive System Fistula
(radiography, therapy)
- Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
(therapeutic use)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
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