title: [Postoperative ureterocolonic fistula: a case report].
abstract: Postoperative ureterocolonic fistula is exceptional: only one case has been published over the last 32 years. The authors report a case of postoperative ureterocolonic fistula observed after right hysteroadnexectomy in a 38-year-old woman with a solitary right kidney. This patient initially presented with anuria and fever followed by urine-smelling liquid diarrhoea. In a context of inadequate urological imaging equipment, the diagnosis of ureterocolonic fistula was suspected on the basis of the specific features of the diarrhoea, ultrasound which revealed ureterohydronephrosis above a pelvic obstacle, and normal cystography. Surgical exploration demonstrated a ureterosigmoidfistula. This case represents the 20th case of ureterocolonic fistula reported in the literature, including 2 postoperative cases.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo. pungamaole@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Augustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Punga-Maole
authors.forename: Bahati Alphonse
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mbongo
authors.forename: Aundu Antoine
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Molua
authors.forename: Apanda Antoine
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bokolombe
authors.forename: Bantu Donatien
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Tshitala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*