Vesicointestinal fistula
| Vesicointestinal fistula | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | urology |
| ICD-10 | N32.1 |
| ICD-9-CM | 596.1 |
| eMedicine | med/2867 article/442000 |
A vesicointestinal fistula (or intestinovesical fistula) is a form of fistula between the bladder and the bowel.
A fistula involving the bladder can have one of many specific names, describing the specific location of its outlet:
Many causes exist including:
If fecal matter passes through the fistula into the bladder, the existence of the fistula may be revealed by pneumaturia or fecaluria.
Various modalities of diagnosis are available:
A definite algorithm of tests is followed for making the diagnosis.
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