BENIGN GASTROCOLIC FISTULA ASSOCIATED WITH PERITONITIS

Gastrocolic fistula is most often related to malignancy or previous ga stric surgery. It is an uncommon complication of benign gastric ulcera tion in patients who have not had a previous operation. Benign gastroc olic fistula associated with peritonitis is extremely rare - this case is only the fourth ever reported. The patient presented with an acute abdomen, and subsequent investigations demonstrated a gastrocolic fis tula of benign aetiology.