The majority will close spontaneously within approximately 6 weeks. If it has not closed by 12 weeks, it is unlikely to do so and definitive surgery should be planned. The median time to definitive repair from fistula onset was 6 months (range 1 day to 28 months). The 6-month time course is commonly utilized by groups with significant experience treating fistulas, owing to the trend in encountering a less hostile abdomen than in the early phases. Some evidence also suggests that somatostatin can be an effective treatment with respect to reducing closure time and improving the spontaneous closure rate of<unk> s.
Enterocutaneous fistula
Pancreatic fistula
Vesicointestinal fistula
Collaural fistula
Anal fistula
Cimino fistula
Gastrojejunocolic fistula
Perianal hematoma