Causes of non-healing of enterocutaneous fistula are all except: (A) Epithelialization of track, (B) Track length >3 cm, (C) Acute inflammatory disease, (D) Radiation enteritis
Answer is B. • Enterocutaneous fistulas are most commonly iatrogenic, usually the result of a surgical misadventure.
Surgical misadventure leading to Enterocutaneous fistula :
• Anastomotic leakage.
• Injury of the bowel or blood supply.
• Laceration of the bowel by wire mesh or retention suture.