Roux-en-Y operation in the management of postoperative fistula.

Four patients had complicated gastric and duodenal fistulas. In each patient, factors including marked inflammation and dense adhesions made dissection and mobilization difficult and hazardous. As a result, the standard recommended management of the fistulas was impossible. In each of these patients a Roux-en-Y operation was used successfully as an alternative procedure to seal the fistula. A successful outcome was experienced in each patient.