title: Two cases of colo-ovarian cyst fistula.
abstract: Fistula between the large bowel and an ovarian cyst is a recognised but rare pathological entity. We present two cases of colo-ovarian cyst fistula, the first occurring as a result of diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon and the second complicating a cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. The aetiology of colo-ovarian cyst fistula is reviewed and the differential diagnosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Basingstoke District Hospital, Hants, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skipper
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dormandy
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Heald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications