title: Colovesical fistulae in the sigmoid diverticulitis.
abstract: In most cases Colovesical fistulae are complications of diverticular disease and representing the most common kind of colodigestive fistula; less common are colovaginal, colocutaneous, coloenteric and colouterine fistula. In this article we review the literature concerning colovesical fistulae in colorectal surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis and report on two cases that required a surgical treatment, one elective and the other in emergency. In both cases we performed a sigmoid resection with a primary anastomosis and small vesical window-ectomy placing a Foley catheter for about 10 days.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria di Terni, Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cirocchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: La Mura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farinella
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Di Patrizi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trastulli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Covarelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sciannameo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004312:Douglas' Pouch / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004630:Emergencies; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization