A retroperitoneal abscess with cutaneous fistula developed after stercoral fistula operation: A case report

A 25-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with purulent discharge from the right lumbar area in May 1994. He had a gunshot wound and his ascending colon had been repaired primarily by tube caecostomy in May 1992. In November 1992 he had a stercoral fistula and following this he had a right hemicolectomy and ileotransversostomy and tube ileostomy with anal dilatation. One month postoperatively he had purulent discharge from the right lumbar area and was treated conservatively. The patient presented to our clinic after two years and on physical examination he had a fistula 1 cm in diameter with purulent discharge and had a median incision scar.