title: Colovesical Fistula After Renal Transplantation: Case Report.
abstract: Colovesical fistula is a relatively rare condition that is primarily related to diverticular disease. There are few reports of colovesical fistula after renal transplantation. We report of a 53-year-old man who was diagnosed with colovesical fistula after recurrent urinary tract infection, 5 months after undergoing cadaveric renal transplantation. Laparoscopic partial resection of the sigmoid colon with the use of the Hartmann procedure was performed. Six months after that surgery, there was no evidence of recurrent urinary tract infection and the patient's renal graft function was preserved. Physicians should keep colovesical fistula in mind as a cause of recurrent urinary tract infection in renal transplant recipients, especially in those with a history of diverticular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ayaim@toranomon.gr.jp.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imafuku
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Marui
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ubara
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaichi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomikawa
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D066027:Transplant Recipients; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*