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Vesicointestinal fistula
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: Vesicoenteric fistula
Overview
Overview
A vesicointestinal fistula (or intestinovesical fistula) is a form of fistula between the bladder and the bowel.
Types
Types
A fistula involving the bladder can have one of many specific names, describing the specific location of its outlet:
- bladder and intestine: “vesicoenteric”, “enterovesical”, or “vesicointestinal” GE)
- bladder and colon: “vesicocolic” or “colovesical” (Template:GPnotebook)
- bladder and rectum: “vesicorectal” or “rectovesical” (Template:DiseasesDB)
Symptoms/signs
Symptoms/signs
If fecal matter passes through the fistula into the bladder, the existence of the fistula may be revealed by pneumaturia or fecaluria.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]