benign duodenocolic fistula as a complication of peptic ulcer disease

Benign duodenocolic fistula as a complication of peptic ulcer disease

A 44-year-old man with upper abdominal pain, diarrhea and 25 kg weight loss since 3 months ago was admitted. He had a history of dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease 4 months before admission. Gastroduodenal endoscopy and upper gastrointestinal series with barium study were done. Biopsies and CT-scan ruled out malignancies. Endoscopy and radiology studies revealed a duodenocolic fistula. He under...

Benign Duodenocolic Fistula: a Case Report.

Benign duodenocolic fistula (DCF), known as a fistula between the duodenum and colon with or without cecum of nonmalignant origin, is an unusual complication of different gastrointestinal diseases. The present paper records a case in which the patient presented with chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss as well as having a history of gastric ulcer. Most frequently the condition presents...

Duodenocolic fistula caused by a peptic stomal ulcer following distal gastrectomy.

We herein describe the case of a 51-year-old man with a duodenocolic fistula (DCF) caused by a stomal ulcer. The patient complained of watery diarrhea, dysgeusia and malnutrition. His medical history included distal gastrectomy with Billroth I reconstruction for duodenal ulcer perforation. A combination study using endoscopy and contrast imaging confirmed the presence of DCF. Laparotomic fistul...

benign duodenocolic fistula: a case report

benign duodenocolic fistula (dcf), known as a fistula between the duodenum and colon with or without cecum of nonmalignant origin, is an unusual complication of different gastrointestinal diseases. the present paper records a case in which the patient presented with chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight lossas well as having a history of gastric ulcer. most frequently the condition presents ...

Gastro-umbilical Fistula as a Rare Complication of Benign Gastric Ulcer Perforation: A Case Report

dominal internal organs or to the surface of body is usually encountered as a complication of stomach cancer, colon cancer, peptic ulcer disease, and other variable causes (1-7). The most common type of gastric fistula is the gastro-colic fistula that occurs due to a complication of a malignancy arising in the stomach or colon, or sometimes occurs due to a benign gastric ulcer or other causes (...

Oesophageal stricture: a complication of peptic ulcer.