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Date: May 7, 2010

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Briefly--For over 6 months this patient has had a persistant enterocutaneous fistula communicating with the duodenum & hepatic flexure of the colon. After multiple catheter changes & down sizings, the drainage catheter was pulled approximately 3 weeks ago. Patient was brought in yesterday, fistulogram was performed. The tract was dilated slightly with biopsy brushes before a catheter was inserted &he tract back filled with Tisseel glue as the catheter was withdrawn. MY question is does this qualify as an embolization? Appreciate your opinion. Thanks from KC, MO.

Question ID : 2175
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