Abstract
Vertebral osteomyelitis arising from an enteric fistula in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is rare. We report on a patient with Crohn’s disease who developed an enteric fistula, resulting in a pre-sacral abscess and vertebral osteomyelitis involving the L4 and L5 vertebral bodies and related disc spaces. This was managed by a defunctioning colostomy with drainage of the pre-sacral abscess. The vertebral lesion was successfully managed non-operatively.
Keywords: Key words Crohn’s disease, Enteric fistula, Vertebral, osteomyelitis, Lumbar spine
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Received: 13 March 1997 Revised: 2 July 1997 Accepted: 10 July 1997