title: Coloenteric fistula in a young patient with recurrent diverticulitis: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The development of colonic diverticula is common in developed countries and complications of colonic diverticulosis are responsible for a remarkable burden of the disease. The natural history and management of complicated and recurrent diverticulitis in young patients are still a matter of debate. Coloenteric fistula is a rare complication of diverticulitis in young adults. In this report, and utilising a case study, we will review the natural history, outcome and management of acute diverticulitis in the young.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Quist
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Hutchins
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed