Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis

Colovesical fistula is a common complication of diverticulitis. Pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, and dysuria are commonly reported. The authors report a case of colovesical fistula due to asymptomatic diverticulitis, and they emphasize the importance of deeply invest...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Falidas, Georgios Anyfantakis, Stavros Boutzouvis, Michail Kyriakopoulos, Stavros Mathioulakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Constantinos Villias
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/934168
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description Colovesical fistula is a common complication of diverticulitis. Pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, and dysuria are commonly reported. The authors report a case of colovesical fistula due to asymptomatic diverticulitis, and they emphasize the importance of deeply investigate recurrent urinary tract infection without any bowel symptoms. They also briefly review the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-e3d1ef9583664f0abb4d6692b9e92dbf2025-02-03T05:45:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/934168934168Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic DiverticulitisEvangelos Falidas0Georgios Anyfantakis1Stavros Boutzouvis2Michail Kyriakopoulos3Stavros Mathioulakis4Konstantinos Vlachos5Constantinos Villias61st Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, Greece1st Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, GreeceDepartment of Urology, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, Greece1st Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, Greece1st Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, Greece1st Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens 11521, GreeceColovesical fistula is a common complication of diverticulitis. Pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, and dysuria are commonly reported. The authors report a case of colovesical fistula due to asymptomatic diverticulitis, and they emphasize the importance of deeply investigate recurrent urinary tract infection without any bowel symptoms. They also briefly review the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/934168
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title Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis
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title_fullStr Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis
title_short Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis
title_sort recurrent urinary tract infections due to asymptomatic colonic diverticulitis
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