An unusual enterovesical fistula

Am J Surg. 2008 Jun;195(6):814-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.05.053. Epub 2008 Apr 23.

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman, who had received radiation therapy for cervical cancer, presented with sepsis as the result of an enterovesical fistula. A loop of necrotic small bowel was retrieved through the urethra on removal of the urethral catheter.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology*
  • Intestine, Small* / injuries
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiation Injuries* / pathology
  • Radiation Injuries* / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / surgery
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / radiotherapy