[An appendiceal-vesical fistula in a patient with cystic fibrosis]

G Chir. 1998 Oct;19(10):387-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is an hereditary disease in which abnormally viscous secretion of exocrine glands causes chronic pulmonary infections and gastrointestinal disorders. The authors report the case of a patient with cystic fibrosis and appendicitis complicated by appendico-vesical fistula. The appendico-vesical fistula has been described during appendicitis; its association with the cystic fibrosis however has never been reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendix*
  • Cecal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery
  • Male
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / surgery