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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2009; 15(33): 4215-4217
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4215
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4215
Enterovesical fistula caused by a bladder squamous cell carcinoma
Chun-Hsiang Ou Yang, Keng-Hao Liu, Phei-Lang Chang, Ta-Sen Yeh, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
Tse-Ching Chen, Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Ou Yang CH, and Liu KH contributed equally to this work. Ou Yang CH collected data and drafted the paper; Liu KH edited the paper; Yeh TS designed the research and reviewed a draft; Chen TC and Chang PL collected data.
Correspondence to: Ta-Sen Yeh, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan Shiang, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China. surglab@adm.cgmh.org.tw
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Received: June 1, 2009
Revised: July 15, 2009
Accepted: July 22, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
Revised: July 15, 2009
Accepted: July 22, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
Abstract
Enterovesical fistulas are not uncommon in patients with inflammatory or malignant colonic disease, however, fistulas secondary to primary bladder carcinomas are extremely rare. We herein reported a patient presenting with intractable urinary tract infection due to enterovesical fistula formation caused by a squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. This patient underwent en bloc resection of the bladder dome and involved ileum, and recovered uneventfully without urinary complaint. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature.