COLOVESICAL FISTULA RESULTING FROM A PERFORATED COLONIC DUPLICATION

Authors
DECTER RM KAPLAN KM EGGLI KD KRUMMEL TM
Citation
Rm. Decter et al., COLOVESICAL FISTULA RESULTING FROM A PERFORATED COLONIC DUPLICATION, Pediatrics (Evanston), 102(3), 1998, pp. 654-656
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatrics (Evanston) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00314005
Volume
102
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
654 - 656
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-4005(1998)102:3<654:CFRFAP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Colovesical fistulas in children are most often associated with high a norectal imperforations. Acquired enterovesical fistulas in children o nly rarely have been reported as a consequence of an inflammatory proc ess. We present a case of an acquired colovesical fistula formed by th e erosion of an abscess at the distal end of a colonic duplication in a child who presented with fever of unknown origin.