title: Diagnosis and treatment of enterovesical fistula.
abstract: The records of 24 patients with enterovesical fistula treated at the urology sections of Telemark and Vestfold Central Hospitals are presented. Most fistulas were due to diverticulitis or a malignant tumor. The part of the intestine most frequently affected was the sigmoid colon in 14 patients, the rectum in 3, the cecum in 2 and the small intestine in 2. Of the 21 patients operated on, 12 underwent a one-stage procedure with resection of the fistula and primary anastomosis of the intestine. The postoperative course was uneventful for 16 patients. Recurrence of the fistula occurred in 1 patient. Three patients were conservatively treated. We recommend a one-stage operation for patients in a good general operating condition, with a well-organized fistula and no systemic infection.
authors: Department of Surgery, Telemark Central Hospital, Porsgrunn, Norway.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Larsen
authors: T E
authors: TE
authors: Bjerklund Johansen
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Solheim
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Urnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate