What is a fistula? - Signs and symptoms - Macmillan Cancer Support
A fistula is an opening between areas of the body that are not usually connected. Sometimes this can be caused by cancer treatment. Less commonly, a fistula can be caused by cancer growing into an area of the body. Fistulas caused by cancer …
Enterocutaneous fistula in cancer patients: etiology, management ...
Enterocutaneous fistulae that develop in patients with cancer represent a difficult management situation, which is often complicated by prior treatment including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. A fistula may in turn delay potentially beneficial treatment of the …
Positive outcomes with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the …
2024年1月15日 · Colovesical fistula (CVF) is usually developed from colonic diverticulitis, followed by tumor. Traditional surgery is usually completed in one or more stages. For complex cancerous CVF, radical resection is more difficult. We report a 62-year-old male patient diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer combined with sigmoid vesical fistula.
Reconstructive methods to resolve intractable fistulas that …
2021年10月20日 · Radiation therapy (RT) is frequently used for supportive treatment and management of advanced head and neck cancers. This study performed a retrospective review of the treatment methods that were used for intractable draining fistulas in seven patients who had received RT for head and neck cancers.
Chemotherapy-induced enterocutaneous fistula after perineal …
2014年1月23日 · There have been no reports of enteric fistulas after pelvic reconstruction with biological meshes. However, the development of intestinal fistulas after chemotherapy with bevacizumab has been described in the literature.
Management of a patient with vesicocutaneous fistula presenting 13 ...
Vesicocutaneous fistula results in urine leakage from the bladder to the body surface. Most cases of VCF are caused by iatrogenic injury, extensive trauma, irradiation of malignancies, and various other etiologies. VCF can be remedied through proper …
Fistula (abnormal connection between tissues) - ChemoExperts
2024年5月5日 · Patients with cancer may be at increased risk of developing a fistula, particularly if they have undergone radiation therapy or surgery in the affected area. The use of bevacizumab (Avastin®, Mvasi®, Zirabev®) after radiation or surgery may also increase the risk of fistula formation, although the risk may vary from person to person.
Fistula Management in Head and Neck Cancer - PMC
This review details risk factors for fistula formation, the use of vascularized tissue as a preventative measure, conservative and nonconservative treatment of fistulas, and possible strategies to decrease the likelihood of their formation.
Gastrosplenic Fistula in the Setting of Diffuse Large B-Cell …
2021年3月1日 · Gastrosplenic fistula (GSF) secondary to gastric or splenic lymphoma is a rare event that occurs both primarily in the setting of tumor necrosis and secondary to chemotherapy. We report a case of GSF in the setting of diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma (DLBCL) being managed with maintenance chemotherapy.
Tumor-bowel fistula: what radiologists should know - PubMed
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are commonly responsible for tumor-bowel fistulas. Molecular targeted therapies are a new class of drugs that can cause tumor fistulization due to their antiangiogenic properties. Clinically, the fistula can be asymptomatic or …