title: Multiple ileal diverticula causing an ileovesical fistula: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of multiple ileal diverticula causing an ileovesical fistula in an 85-year-old man. The patient was admitted for investigation and treatment of intractable urethrocystitis, which he had suffered for 5 years. Cystography showed an ileovesical fistula, and contrast study of the small bowel revealed about 80 diverticula in the ileum. The segment involved by diverticula was resected and a pathological diagnosis of diverticulitis leading to ileovesical fistula was confirmed. His postoperative clinical course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Tonami General Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ietsugu
authors.forename: Hisayuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Mitsuyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosugi
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misaki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakuda
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terahata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery