[External pancreatic fistulas. Medical treatment (author's transl)]

Ten patients treated for pancreatic fistulas have been reviewed. They all received a nutritional support via a jejunal tube in association with an external drainage of the fistulous tract. Enteral hyperalimentation do not stimulate external pancreatic secretion and all fistulas closed up spontaneously within three months (mean 55 days) without major complications. In one case fistula reappeared two months later and needed surgical procedure.