Post-traumatic appendicular-cutaneous fistula: a case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- SH Pettit; G Faulkner
- Source
- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 92(1)
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
animal structures
Fistula
Cutaneous fistula
Cutaneous Fistula
Wounds, Penetrating
Abdominal Injuries
Cecal Diseases
Intestinal Fistula
Medicine
Humans
business.industry
General surgery
Accidents, Traffic
General Medicine
On-line Case Report
medicine.disease
musculoskeletal system
Appendicitis
Surgery
Road traffic accident
medicine.anatomical_structure
Chronic disease
embryonic structures
Chronic Disease
Abdomen
Female
Peritoneum
business
Complication
- Language
- ISSN
- 1478-7083
Appendicular–cutaneous fistula is an uncommon condition that usually occurs as a complication of appendicitis. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with a chronic appendicular–cutaneous fistula following a road traffic accident in which she sustained a penetrating injury to the abdomen.