title: Vesicoperitoneal fistula--an unusual cause of tense ascites.
abstract: We report a 55-year-old man who developed tense ascites due to vesicoperitoneal fistula. He had undergone surgery 32 years ago for excision of an infected urachal cyst, the tract and the umbilicus.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. drmushtaqkhan@hotmail.com
authors: Mushtaq Ahmad
authors: MA
authors: Khan
authors: Showkat Ali
authors: SA
authors: Zargar
authors: Gul
authors: G
authors: Javid
authors: Bashir Ahmad
authors: BA
authors: Khan
authors: Altaf Hussain
authors: AH
authors: Shah
authors: Ghulam Mohd
authors: GM
authors: Gulzar
authors: Jaswinder Singh
authors: JS
authors: Sodhi
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D016154:Digestive System Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000150:complications*