title: Diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract complications in Crohn's disease: an experience over 15 years.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Urinary tract complications in Crohn's disease are common but treatable, and often present diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of urinary tract complications in patients with Crohn's disease in Israel and to report an experience over 15 years of patients with Crohn's disease, with the aim of illustrating the diverse patterns of presentation, and thereby broadening the approach to diagnosis and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical and radiological findings of 312 patients with Crohn's disease were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Simple cystitis was the most common problem, occurring in 51 patients. The problem seldom required hospitalization and was instead managed in the ambulatory setting. A review revealed that 22 patients with urinary tract complications required hospitalization. Six patients had ileovesical fistulas. In one patient, the colon was also affected. In another patient, radiological and endoscopic studies failed to identify the fistula, which was confirmed during surgery. All six patients were treated surgically. Four patients had ureteral obstructions and hydronephrosis, three of whom responded well to conservative treatment. In one patient, the affected ileal segment was resected. Four patients suffered from retroperitoneal abscess accompanied by urinary symptoms. Twelve patients developed right kidney stones. All of the patients suffered from long-standing Crohn's disease with bowel resection. Surprisingly, most of the severe complications occurred in men, although 70% of the patients were women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on these findings, urological complications are not rare in patients with Crohn's disease, and necessitate a high degree of diligence and periodic urological evaluation.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine C, Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Israel. mdhaim@tx.technion.ac.il
authors: Haim
authors: H
authors: Ben-Ami
authors: Yeoshua
authors: Y
authors: Ginesin
authors: Doron M
authors: DM
authors: Behar
authors: Doron
authors: D
authors: Fischer
authors: Yeouda
authors: Y
authors: Edoute
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Lavy
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*