title: Arteriovesical fistula as a complication of a gunshot wound to the pelvis: treatment dilemma.
abstract: The case is reported of an arteriovesical fistula after a gunshot wound to the pelvis in a 29-year-old man. It developed 20 days after an exploratory laparotomy with primary suture of the bladder. The patient presented with intermittent gross hematuria and diagnosis was made through cystoscopy and arteriogram. Treatment was initially performed through open embolization. Re-treatment with endovascular procedures was twice necessary. Further evolution led to complete recovery from symptoms after an open procedure. Virtually all forms of treatment were tried and the resolution was finally achieved after more than 7 months.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil. reisleonardo@zipmail.com.br
authors.forename: Leonardo Oliveira
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Guilherme Cardinali
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Barreiro
authors.forename: Carlos Arturo Levi
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: Nelson Rodrigues
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Netto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014567:Urography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*