Entero-cutaneous fistula of the vermiform appendix in childhood: case report

C O Bode; M A Odelola

Entero-cutaneous fistula of the vermiform appendix in childhood: case report

West Afr J Med. 2000 Apr-Jun;19(2):154-5.

Authors

C O Bode¹, M A Odelola

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos.

PMID: 11070753

Abstract

Entero-cutaneous fistula involving only the vermiform appendix is rare in childhood. We report a case recently managed in our practice, the first of such report from West Africa, along with a review of world literature on the subject.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Appendectomy
Appendix*
Cecal Diseases / complications*
Cecal Diseases / pathology*
Cecal Diseases / surgery
Cutaneous Fistula / complications*
Cutaneous Fistula / pathology*
Cutaneous Fistula / surgery
Female
Hernia, Ventral / complications*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Fistula / complications*
Intestinal Fistula / pathology*
Intestinal Fistula / surgery
Nigeria