Colovesical fistula caused by chronic chicken bone perforation.
We report a case of colovesical fistula caused by chronic perforation of sigmoid colon diverticulum due to a swallowed chicken bone. This appears to be the fifth case of its kind ever reported in the literature.
Khan
M S
MS
Department of Surgery/Urology, Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern Ireland.
Bryson
C
C
O'Brien
A
A
Mackle
E J
EJ
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002645:Chickens; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery