{"id":3983,"date":"2025-06-10T11:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/?page_id=3983"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:43:29","slug":"eakin-wound-pouches-in-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/healthcare-professionals\/wound\/eakin-wound-pouches-in-use\/","title":{"rendered":"eakin Wound Pouches\u00a0in use"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Case studies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our case studies show our wound care products in use and how they have helped health care professionals from around the world manage complex fistulas and wounds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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eakin Wound Pouches\u2122 provide a humane way to manage fungating tumours<\/strong><\/p>\n

75-year-old lady with previous diagnosis of
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Management of a complex open abdominal wound<\/strong><\/p>\n

65-year-old gentleman, diagnosed with a rectal cancer, underwent an abdominal perineal excision of the rectum and formation of a permanent colostomy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Management of a faecal fistula in an abdominal wound<\/strong><\/p>\n

44-year-old lady with a diagnosis of Pseudomembranous Colitis secondary to salmonella, underwent a laparotomy for subtotal colectomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Management of an enteroatmospheric fistula<\/strong><\/p>\n

72-year-old gentleman with intestinal obstruction and a parastomal hernia. An interventional laparotomy was performed, leaving the patient with an
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Management of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei<\/strong><\/p>\n

47-year-old lady, diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritionei 13 years earlier. Multiple surgeries and a left-sided, high output ileostomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Managing a complex and uneven wound<\/strong><\/p>\n

62-year-old lady with a history of Crohn\u2019s disease and multiple small bowel resections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Caring for an enterocutaneous fistula with complex skin topography<\/strong><\/p>\n

52-year-old patient with extensive medical history including Crohn\u2019s, colitis and numerous surgical procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Is it possible to achieve spontaneous closure of enterocutaneous fistula in the community?
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Despite advances in surgical techniques, improved peri operative care and a wider choice of containment devices gastrointestinal fistula still represent a major, costly care challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Innovations in the management of complex enterocutaneous fistula<\/strong><\/p>\n

An enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is an abnormal tract between the bowel (enteral) and the skin (cutaneous).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Enterocutaneous fistula post mesh repair of incisional hernia<\/strong><\/p>\n

57 year old woman with incisional hernia repair with mesh fixation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Management of postoperative wound dehiscence<\/strong><\/p>\n

62-year-old gentleman, emergency laparotomy for gross faecal peritonitis with massive abdominal distension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Parietal necrosis around a double ileostomy<\/strong><\/p>\n

72-year-old lady, cholecystectomy complicated with laceration to small intestine so surgeon decided to create a double ileostomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Caring for an enterocutanous fistula at home<\/strong><\/p>\n

79-year-old male, sustained a mortar explosion abdominal wound during the Vietnam War resulting in multiple abdominal surgeries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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