title: Urachus fistula: a rare first presentation of diverticulitis.
abstract: Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn's disease. We present a patient in whom an urachus fistula was the first presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The need for proper preoperative diagnostic imaging is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dickhoff
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: P J A
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ophof
authors.forename: A F C
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Makkus
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Plaisier