Benign Duodeno-Colic Fistulae

Benign duodeno-colic fistulae.

Benign duodeno-colonic fistula.

Two cases of benign duodeno-colic fistula are described. In the first, no cause was evident, but complete cure of an illness characterized by fatty diarrhoea, loss of weight, anaemia, and osteomalacia followed surgical repair. In the second patient cure was spontaneous after a peri-duodenal abscess from a perforated post-bulbar duodenal ulcer discharged into the hepatic flexure of the colon.

Three cases of spontaneous duodeno-colic fistula.

Three cases of duodeno-colic fistula are presented, where a communication was demonstrated between the anterior aspect of the third part of the duodenum and the transverse colon at the point of mesocolic attachment. At operation the fistulae were found to be some 6 to 9 cm in length, and histological examination showed a well marked muscular layer with an intact epithelium. In view of the absen...

Fistulating duodenal diverticulum with associated vitamin B12 deficiency.

A 72-year-old man with severe megaloblastic anaemia due to a benign duodeno-colic fistula originating from an antimesenteric duodenal diverticulum is described. Previous reports of fistulae from duodenal diverticula are reviewed.

Surgical and radiological importance of a rare cysto-duodeno-colic peritoneal fold

It is quite common to see abnormal peritoneal folds in the abdominal cavity. Some of them might compress or strangulate the viscera and others might determine the direction of the flow of peritoneal fluid, pus or blood. Many unusual clinically important peritoneal folds such as Ladd's band, cysto-gastro-colic fold, omento-cystic fold, and cysto-colic fold have been reported earlier. Knowledge o...