CASE-REPORT - THE TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND APPEARANCES OF A COLOVESICAL FISTULA

When the clinical manifestations of colovesical fistulae lack diagnost ic features, significant may result. The literature contains conflicti ng recommendations regarding the optimal method of imaging such fistul ae. We describe the transabdominal ultrasound appearances of a coloves ical fistula and review the relevant literature. The identification of the ureteric orifices with their associated urinary jets and the use of abdominal compression are essential components of the technique.