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Bladder fistula

MedGen UID:
2662
•Concept ID:
C0005690
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fistula, Urinary Bladder; Fistula, Vesical; Fistulas, Urinary Bladder; Fistulas, Vesical; Urinary Bladder Fistula; Urinary Bladder Fistulas; Vesical Fistula; Vesical Fistulas
SNOMED CT: Bladder fistula (68666001); Fistula of urinary bladder (68666001)
 
HPO: HP:0004321

Definition

The presence of a fistula connecting the urinary bladder to another organ or the skin. The fistula can involve the bowel, the vagina, or rarely, the skin. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBladder fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Erudition from primary posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for anorectal malformations over two decades.
Sharma S
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Oct 1;39(1):277. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05559-y. PMID: 37777986
Laparoscopic evaluation and management of 47 patients with late-onset mesh infection after inguinal hernioplasty.
Jin C, Shen Y, Chen J
Hernia 2020 Apr;24(2):381-385. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1007/s10029-020-02141-6. PMID: 32096089
Urological complications after treatment of cervical cancer.
Wit EM, Horenblas S
Nat Rev Urol 2014 Feb;11(2):110-7. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.323. PMID: 24473416

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hypospadias management in children with anorectal malformation: a multidisciplinary single center experience.
Forlini V, Pellegrino C, Capitanucci ML, Beati F, Iacobelli BD, Conforti A, Sollini ML, Turchi B, Agamennone M, Marras CE, Esposito G, Palma P, Della Bella G, D'urzo R, Castelli E, Bagolan P, Mosiello G
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Jul 6;39(1):226. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05505-y. PMID: 37410181
Bladder spasm following urogenital fistula repair.
Ekwedigwe KC, Isikhuemen ME, Sunday-Adeoye I, Yakubu EN, Eliboh MO
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2017 Sep;138(3):299-303. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12226. PMID: 28574159
Laparoscopic and Robotic-assisted Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Miklos JR, Moore RD, Chinthakanan O
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015 Jul-Aug;22(5):727-36. Epub 2015 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.03.001. PMID: 25764976
Isolated pneumaturia.
Synhaivsky A, Malek RS
Am J Med 1985 Apr;78(4):617-20. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90404-8. PMID: 3885731
Vesicoenteric fistulas.
Karamchandani MC, West CF Jr
Am J Surg 1984 May;147(5):681-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(84)90141-7. PMID: 6721047

Diagnosis

Management of colovesical fistula: a systematic review.
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
Colovesical Fistula.
Ashrafi AN, Sotelo R
N Engl J Med 2019 Jun 27;380(26):e51. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1900267. PMID: 31242365
Enterovesical fistulas: diagnosis and management.
Scozzari G, Arezzo A, Morino M
Tech Coloproctol 2010 Dec;14(4):293-300. Epub 2010 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s10151-010-0602-3. PMID: 20617353
Appendicovesical fistula.
Athanassopoulos A, Speakman MJ
Int Urol Nephrol 1995;27(6):705-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02552135. PMID: 8725035
Isolated pneumaturia.
Synhaivsky A, Malek RS
Am J Med 1985 Apr;78(4):617-20. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90404-8. PMID: 3885731

Therapy

Uterovesical fistula and its treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Brtnický T, Simono Charadan AM, Koliba P, Malecová M, Dubová O, Hubka P, Zikán M
Ceska Gynekol 2024;89(1):56-60. doi: 10.48095/cccg202456. PMID: 38418255
Rare cases of vesicouterine fistula.
Rahmita MM, Rodjani A, Wahyudi I, Widia F
Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2022 Sep;14(5):401-404. Epub 2022 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/luts.12440. PMID: 35343048
Management of colovesical fistula: a systematic review.
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
Genitourinary coccidioidomycosis.
Kuntze JR, Herman MH, Evans SG
J Urol 1988 Aug;140(2):370-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)41611-9. PMID: 3294447
Vesico-uterine fistula.
Iloabachie GC, Njoku O
Br J Urol 1985 Aug;57(4):438-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb06305.x. PMID: 4027516

Prognosis

Bladder spasm following urogenital fistula repair.
Ekwedigwe KC, Isikhuemen ME, Sunday-Adeoye I, Yakubu EN, Eliboh MO
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2017 Sep;138(3):299-303. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12226. PMID: 28574159
Colovaginal fistulas. Etiology and management.
Bahadursingh AM, Longo WE
J Reprod Med 2003 Jul;48(7):489-95. PMID: 12953321
Vesico-vaginal fistula: experience of 230 cases.
Kochakarn W, Ratana-Olarn K, Viseshsindh V, Muangman V, Gojaseni P
J Med Assoc Thai 2000 Oct;83(10):1129-32. PMID: 11143477
Isolated pneumaturia.
Synhaivsky A, Malek RS
Am J Med 1985 Apr;78(4):617-20. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90404-8. PMID: 3885731
Vesicoenteric fistulas.
Karamchandani MC, West CF Jr
Am J Surg 1984 May;147(5):681-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(84)90141-7. PMID: 6721047

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical Management and Outcome of Entero-Urinary Fistula Complicating Crohn's Disease: A Single Center Study.
Chen Y, Cao L, Qiu J, Li Z, Guo Z, Zhu Z, Xu Y, Qian W, Zhu W, Li Y
World J Surg 2023 Dec;47(12):3365-3372. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07196-x. PMID: 37775571
The impact of repeated bladder surgery on successful bladder neck closure in classic bladder exstrophy: The role of mucosal violations.
Harris TGW, Crigger CB, Sholklapper TN, Haffar A, Yang R, Redett RJ 3rd, Gearhart JP
J Pediatr Urol 2023 Aug;19(4):372.e1-372.e7. Epub 2023 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.022. PMID: 37149474
Clinical and urodynamic outcomes in children with anorectal malformation subtype of recto-bladder neck fistula.
Strine AC, VanderBrink BA, Alam Z, Schulte M, Noh PH, DeFoor WR Jr, Minevich E, Sheldon CA, Frischer JS, Reddy PP
J Pediatr Urol 2017 Aug;13(4):376.e1-376.e6. Epub 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.06.008. PMID: 28733158
Urological complications after treatment of cervical cancer.
Wit EM, Horenblas S
Nat Rev Urol 2014 Feb;11(2):110-7. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.323. PMID: 24473416
Genitourinary reconstruction in obstetric fistulas.
Arrowsmith SD
J Urol 1994 Aug;152(2 Pt 1):403-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32749-0. PMID: 8015081

Recent systematic reviews

Surgical repair of post-cesarean vesicouterine fistula: A systematic review and a plea for prevention.
Bonavina G, Busnelli A, Acerboni S, Martini A, Candiani M, Bulfoni A
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jun;165(3):894-915. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15256. PMID: 38055313
Management of colovesical fistula: a systematic review.
Zizzo M, Tumiati D, Bassi MC, Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Porpiglia F, Fiori C, Campobasso D, Castro Ruiz C, Bergamaschi FA, Maestroni UV, Carrieri G, Cormio L, Biolchini F, Palicelli A, Soriano A, Sassatelli R, Ascani S, Annessi V, Giunta A
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2022 Aug;74(4):400-408. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04750-9. PMID: 34791866
Congenital vesicouterine fistulas-A PRISMA-compliant systematic review.
Jóźwik M, Jóźwik M, Zaręba K, Semczuk A, Modzelewska B, Jóźwik M
Neurourol Urodyn 2018 Nov;37(8):2361-2367. Epub 2018 Aug 14 doi: 10.1002/nau.23795. PMID: 30106189
Laparoscopic and Robotic-assisted Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Miklos JR, Moore RD, Chinthakanan O
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015 Jul-Aug;22(5):727-36. Epub 2015 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.03.001. PMID: 25764976
Laparoscopic versus open repair of recto-bladderneck and recto-prostatic anorectal malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shawyer AC, Livingston MH, Cook DJ, Braga LH
Pediatr Surg Int 2015 Jan;31(1):17-30. Epub 2014 Oct 15 doi: 10.1007/s00383-014-3626-3. PMID: 25316437

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