Complications of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Causing a Gastrocutaneous Fistula: A Case Report

Abstract

Gastrocutaneous fistula (GCF) is an abnormal connection in the skin layer and gastrointestinal lining. A GCF is a highly rare complication accounting for only 0.5%-3.9% cases having undergone gastric surgery [1]. These fistulas mostly occur after breakdown of a gastroenteric anastomosis, disruption of the gastric suture lines (commonly after bariatric surgery conventional surgery), iatrogenic gastric injury (particularly after splenectomy), or failure in healing of a gastrostomy tube tract [2].