Rheudasil J M, Chuang V P, Amerson J R
Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Am Surg. 1988 Mar;54(3):169-71.
Duodenocaval fistulae are rare but may well be the source of gastrointestinal hemorrhage with associated sepsis in patients undergoing surgery and subsequently receiving radiation to the right upper abdomen. Management of these fistulae may be challenging. Diagnosis usually requires a high index of suspicion, particularly in post irradiated patients.