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To trace the historical evolution of enterocutaneous fistula management and review advancements across surgical technique, perioperative care, nutrition, and wound treatment.

August 24, 2010Clinics in Colon and Rectal SurgeryOpen Access

Historical Perspectives in the Care of Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula

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To trace the historical evolution of enterocutaneous fistula management and review advancements across surgical technique, perioperative care, nutrition, and wound treatment.
Narrative historical review synthesizing clinical approaches to enterocutaneous fistula from antiquity to contemporary surgical practice.
Evaluation of developments in supportive disciplines, including parasurgical care, specialized nutritional support, and local wound management.
Enterocutaneous fistulas remain high-morbidity surgical complications characterized by dehydration, severe malnutrition, extensive skin excoriation, and sepsis.
Recent patient mortality rates continue to approach 20% despite substantial historical advances in clinical management.
Treatment strategies transitioned over time from urgent surgical intervention toward comprehensive multidisciplinary support prioritizing nutritional stabilization and wound control prior to definitive repair.

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Historical review reveals evolving multimodal management strategies for enterocutaneous fistula, highlighting major reductions in mortality through specialized nutritional and wound care.

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Lundy et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a893304a14d41d02f4319d7 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1262980

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Historical review reveals evolving multimodal management strategies for enterocutaneous fistula, highlighting major reductions in mortality through specialized nutritional and wound care.

Historical Perspectives in the Care of Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula

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Historical Perspectives in the Care of Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula

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