ALLMedicine™ Enterocutaneous Fistula Center

Jun 28th, 2022 - Current clinical dogma favors universal inpatient admission after colorectal resection particularly in the presence of an anastomosis. We evaluate the feasibility and safety of ambulatory surgery in carefully selected patients undergoing colorecta...

May 14th, 2022 - Multiple techniques describe the management of the open abdomen (OA) and restoration of abdominal wall integrity after damage control laparotomy (DCL). It is unclear which operative technique provides the best method of achieving primary myofascia...

May 7th, 2022 - Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) occurs when skin is repeatedly exposed to various sources of bodily secretions or effluents, often leading to irritant contact dermatitis, characterized by inflammation with or without denudation of affected ...

Apr 27th, 2022 - Practice Essentials A fistula is an abnormal communication between two epithelialized surfaces; an enterocutaneous fistula (ECF), as the name indicates, is an abnormal communication between the small or large bowel and the skin. An ECF can arise f...

Apr 27th, 2022 - Practice Essentials A fistula is an abnormal communication between two epithelialized surfaces; an enterocutaneous fistula (ECF), as the name indicates, is an abnormal communication between the small or large bowel and the skin. An ECF can arise f...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Abdominal hernia repair is one of the most common general surgery procedures performed in the United States. Hernia occurrences after prior abdominal surgeries can range anywhere from 20-50%. Small abdominal defects (<3cm) can generally be repaire...

Oct 14th, 2021 - Large abdominal wall hernias are surgically challenging to repair and often associated with significant postoperative complications. Risk factors associated with surgical site complications, such as infection and wound dehiscence, include obesity,...

Oct 6th, 2021 - The purpose of this study is to determine whether Teduglutide is safe and feasible to be given for the treatment of enterocutaneous fistula (ECF). The hypothesis is that the drug will be well tolerated and will improve the volume of daily ECF outp...

Mar 30th, 2021 - This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial comparing two porcine acellular matrices in abdominal wall reconstruction. It is single-blind (patients are blinded to the type of mesh used while surgeons are not). Our goals in this study are: P...

Dec 23rd, 2020 - Patients undergoing emergency surgery for peritonitis are at increased risk of abdominal wall-related complications. In patients with peritonitis the risk of incisional hernia (IH) is extremely elevated. The incidence of IH in patients operated wi...

Oct 9th, 2020 - Hysterectomies performed using an abdominal surgical approach or in women with endometriosis are more likely to carry an increased risk of bowel injury, according to recent results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. U.

Jan 13th, 2020 - Ileus is the most common early complication of RC. The most common late complications of RC are small-bowel obstruction and ureteroenteric anastomotic stricture. Other common complications following RC include the following: Wound infection Sepsis...

Oct 17th, 2017 - ORLANDO – An endoscopic approach to treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis was substantially safer than was minimally invasive surgical treatment in a randomized study of 66 patients. Performing drainage and necrosectomy endoscopically in 34.

Mar 8th, 2012 - For patients with Crohn’s disease who have intra-abdominal abscesses, percutaneous drainage plus anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy can be as effective as surgery, Dr. Douglas L.

Mar 8th, 2012 - For patients with Crohn’s disease who have intra-abdominal abscesses, percutaneous drainage plus anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy can be as effective as surgery, Dr. Douglas L.