Laparoscopic treatment of appendicovesical fistula: a case report.
Appendicovesical fistula is an uncommon type of enterovesical fistula and a rare complication of unrecognized appendicitis. Only 100 cases have been reported previously in the literature, the vast majority being in young male patients. Our case is that of a middle-aged woman and is the first in which the diagnosis is made and surgical treatment rendered using a laparoscopic approach. Familiarity with diagnostic laparoscopy adds a powerful tool to the evaluation of patients with difficult or unusual surgical problems. Subsequent implementation of minimally invasive techniques for surgical therapy when appropriate can significantly decrease hospitalization and convalescence.
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Department of Surgery, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 39534-2527.
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Feucht
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Paluzzi
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D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*