When the bowel meets the bladder: Optimal management of colorectal pathology with urological involvement

Table 6 Summary of outcomes of enterovesical fistulae managed by laparoscopic resection

Ref.	Sample size	Enterovesical fistula (n)	Conversion to open (n)	Conversion rate (%)	Reason for conversion	Morbidity (%)
Kockerling et al[81]	304	6	1	16.6	Not stated	20
Franklin et al[82]	164	6	0	0		Not stated
Engledow et al[84]	31	31	9	29	6: Early conversion, 1: Poor visualisation; 1: Bleeding; 1: Inflammatory mass	13
Pokala et al[88]	43	13; Ileovesical: 4; colovesical: 9	All fistulae: 14; EVF: 2	All fistulae: 32.5; EVF: 15.4	Dense adhesions	All fistulae: 30; EVF: 15
Smeenk et al[90]	40	35				48
Marney et al[89]	15	15	5	33	3: Dense adhesions; 1: Inflammatory mass	20
					1: Friable tissue secondary to radiotherapy

EVF: Enterovesical fistulae.