Der Urologe. Ausg. A
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A · Jul 2012
Clinical Trial[Colovesical fistula caused by diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon: diagnosis and treatment].
Colovesical fistulas caused by diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon are a rare but complex disease for which there is so far no diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm. The goal of this retrospective study including long-term follow-up was to find an algorithm for the diagnosis and therapy of colovesical fistulas caused by diverticular disease. ⋯ The poppy seed test is the most reliable diagnostic method for the detection of colovesical fistulas. The one-stage resection of the fistula of the colon and bladder segment without protective colostomy is safe and feasible.