title: Colovesical fistula caused by chronic chicken bone perforation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery/Urology, Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bryson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mackle
mesh_terms: 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