TY - JOUR AU - Araújo-Filho, Irami AU - Calado, Andreza de Farias AU - Almeida, Cristina Toledo AU - Diniz, Tiago Bezerra de Freitas AU - Nascimento, Luciana Alves Tomaz do AU - Rêgo, Amália Cinthia Meneses AU - Medeiros, Aldo Cunha PY - 2014/08/22 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Anastomosis dehiscence of gastrointestinal tract and digestive fistulas JF - JOURNAL OF SURGICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH JA - J Surg Cl Res VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - REVIEW DO - 10.20398/jscr.v5i1.5672 UR - https://periodicos.ufrn.br/jscr/article/view/5672 SP - 40-46 AB - The loss of integrity of an anastomosis, is still a common complication that results in high mortality rates. Several techniques have been developed in intestinal anastomosis, either with handmade sutures as mechanicals, but still with a high prevalence of dehiscence and fistula. Gastrointestinal fistulas are defined by anomalous ducts which communicate with the gut other structure of the body, which may be a hollow intra-abdominal viscera, abdominal cavity, skin, or any other underlying organ. Fistulas usually derive from surgical complications, but may also be a result of some pathological inflammatory process. Sometimes fistulas can have high severity which results in prolonged hospitalization, as well as organic and emotional disorders for the patient. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the gastrointestinal fistula subject, focusing on etiology, pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, current therapy and prognosis. ER -