Gastrojejunal fistula caused by gastric ulcer. 1998

M Matsuoka, and Y Yoshida, and K Hayakawa, and S Fukuchi
Department of Gastroenterology, Mishuku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

We report a case of gastrojejunal fistula caused by benign gastric ulcer, a very rare condition. The patient was an 81-year-old-woman who had had multiple recurrences of gastric ulcer. She also had diabetes mellitus. She was admitted to our hospital because of a left femoral head fracture, necessitating a mechanical bone head exchange operation. She had severe abdominal pain and anemia on the 48th postoperative day. Gastroendoscopic examination revealed a giant ulcer with a long-axis diameter of more than 5cm on the lesser curvature of the gastric body. She was treated with intravenous famotidine and all oral intake was restricted; her symptoms were alleviated. Two weeks later, a fistula had formed between the stomach and the jejunum just anal to the duodeno-jejunal flexure. She was placed on an ulcer diet, and was discharged with no symptoms on the 151st postoperative day. She has remained asymptomatic for 1 1/2, years to date. Lack of H2-antagonist administration, operative stress, and administration of ipriflavone appeared to have induced gastric ulcer recurrence, and formation of the fistula between the stomach and the jejunum seemed to have been facilitated by the patient being very lean and having minimal mesenteric adipose tissue.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007412 Intestinal Fistula An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS). Cholecystoduodenal Fistula,Colovesical Fistula,Enterocutaneous Fistula,Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal,Fistula, Colovesical,Fistula, Enterocutaneous,Fistula, Intestinal
D007579 Jejunal Diseases Pathological development in the JEJUNUM region of the SMALL INTESTINE. Disease, Jejunal,Diseases, Jejunal,Jejunal Disease
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D005260 Female Females
D005264 Femoral Fractures Fractures of the femur. Femoral Fracture,Fracture, Femoral,Fractures, Femoral
D005747 Gastric Fistula Abnormal passage communicating with the STOMACH. Stomach Fistula,Fistula, Gastric,Fistula, Stomach
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013276 Stomach Ulcer Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Gastric Ulcer,Gastric Ulcers,Stomach Ulcers,Ulcer, Gastric,Ulcer, Stomach,Ulcers, Gastric,Ulcers, Stomach

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