Gastrojejunocolic fistula

Gastrointestinal disorder in humans

A gastrojejunocolic fistula is a disorder of the human gastrointestinal tract. It may form between the transverse colon and the upper jejunum after a Billroth II surgical procedure. (The Billroth procedure attaches the jejunum to the remainder of the stomach.) Fecal matter thereby passes improperly from the colon to the stomach, and causes halitosis.[citation needed]

Patients may present with diarrhea,[1] weight loss and halitosis as a result of fecal matter passing through the fistula from the colon into the stomach.

References

  1. ^ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (1 March 2007). Interpreting signs and symptoms. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-58255-668-0. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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