Reviving the poppy seed test for the diagnosis of colovesical fistula: A case report from a single rural center experience [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)Key Clinical Message The poppy seed test is a valuable, cost‐effective, and sensitive initial diagnostic investigation to identify the presence of colovesical fistula, particularly for clinicians in remote or rural areas with lack of access to specialist
Khang Duy Ricky Le +2 more
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Colovesical Fistula due to Sigmoid Diverticulitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2023 Introduction. The incidence of colonic diverticulosis has risen significantly. Diverticular disease is the most frequent cause of colovesical fistulas, which are uncommon complications of diverticulitis. Clinical signs, such as fecaluria and pneumaturia,
Christos K. Stefanou +7 more
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Positive outcomes with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of colovesical fistula in cancer: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Colovesical fistula (CVF) is usually developed from colonic diverticulitis, followed by tumor. Traditional surgery is usually completed in one or more stages. For complex cancerous CVF, radical resection is more difficult.
Song Tang +3 more
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Colovesical Fistula: An Uncommon Cause of Hematuria and Rectal Bleeding [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2022 Colovesical fistula is an infrequent complication of diverticular disease that presents with pneumaturia, fecaluria, dysuria and, rarely, hematuria or hematochezia.
Jeffrey K. Than, Greg S. Cohen
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Testicular Ischaemia Following Diverticulitis Complicated by Colovesical Fistula: A Case Report [PDF]
IJU Case ReportsIntroduction Colovesical fistula is a recognized complication of diverticulitis, but progression to testicular ischaemia is, to our knowledge, an unreported phenomenon.
Kyle R. Joseph +5 more
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Epididymo-orchitis secondary to colovesical fistula [PDF]
Urology Case Reports, 2022 Epididymo-orchitis is a common urological condition that can be caused by a variety of etiologies, including retrograde extension of a urinary tract infection.
Andrew Waack +2 more
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Penile gangrene induced by colovesical fistula: a case report [PDF]
BMC UrologyIntroduction Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a progressive necrotizing soft tissue infection of the perineum, perianal region, and external genitalia caused by one or more pathogenic microorganisms.
Dongming Lu +4 more
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Sigmoid colonic tuberculosis presenting as a colovesical fistula mimicking colorectal malignancy: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundIntestinal tuberculosis (ITB) most commonly involves the ileocecal region. Isolated sigmoid colonic tuberculosis complicated by a colovesical fistula is extremely rare and may closely mimic colorectal malignancy or Crohn's disease (CD).Case ...
Lingfeng Zhong +5 more
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Colovesical Fistula and Amyloidosis. [PDF]
CureusSystemic amyloidosis results from an abnormal deposition of toxic insoluble beta-sheet fibrillar protein in extracellular tissues, causing damage to multiple organ systems. Amyloid proteins (e.g., transthyretin, light chains, and serum amyloid A) may infiltrate the mucosa or vascular structures, resulting in gastrointestinal manifestations, including ...
Leng S +4 more
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A case of late-diagnosed colovesical fistula leading to complete colonic obstruction and urethral fecal diversion [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Colovesical fistula (CVF) typically manifests with pneumaturia or fecaluria and is diagnosed promptly. We present an exceptionally rare and severe manifestation of CVF resulting from a 10-year diagnostic delay, which culminated in ...
Shady Hussen +4 more
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