[Curative enterocutaneous fistula in emergency abdominal surgery]

Results of the use of a curative enterocutaneous fistula in 87 patients with acute ileus and diffuse forms of peritonitis have been analysed. In 66 (79%) patients, the formation of fistula was performed in addition to the main stage of the operation, in 17 (21%)--as an independent intervention. In 4 patients, a fistula was intended for enteral feeding, in 66--for temporal unloading of the intestine, in 14--for total exclusion of passage of the intestinal content and permanent decompression of the intestine.