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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)
 
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

Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate versus Plasmakinetic Enucleation of the Prostate in the Treatment of Massive Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Zhang J, Wang Y, Li S, Jin S, Zhang S, Zhao C, Yang W, Cui S, Liu Y
Urol Int 2021;105(9-10):735-742. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1159/000511116. PMID: 33524981
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

Suprapubic single-port approach for complicated diverticulitis.
Spinelli A, Di Candido F, Carvello M
Tech Coloproctol 2018 Sep;22(9):657-662. Epub 2018 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s10151-018-1843-9. PMID: 30219934
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
Appendico-ileo-vesical fistula.
Kawamura YJ, Sugamata Y, Yoshino K, Abo Y, Nara S, Sumita T, Setoyama R, Kiribuchi Y, Kawano N
J Gastroenterol 1998 Dec;33(6):868-71. doi: 10.1007/s005350050190. PMID: 9853562
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
Vesicocutaneous fistula.
Toufique H, Merani AJ
J Pak Med Assoc 2011 Sep;61(9):918-9. PMID: 22360039
Appendico-ileo-vesical fistula.
Kawamura YJ, Sugamata Y, Yoshino K, Abo Y, Nara S, Sumita T, Setoyama R, Kiribuchi Y, Kawano N
J Gastroenterol 1998 Dec;33(6):868-71. doi: 10.1007/s005350050190. PMID: 9853562
Enterovesical fistula.
Sarr MG, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, Siegelman SS, Cameron JL
Surg Gynecol Obstet 1987 Jan;164(1):41-8. PMID: 3798309
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

Therapy

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
Vesicosalpingo Fistula: A Case Presentation And Review of The Literature.
Maloney TG, Kavanagh A, Khavari R
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2016 Nov/Dec;22(6):501-503. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000297. PMID: 27403752Free PMC Article
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
Genital fistula--our experience.
Biswas A, Bal R, Alauddin M, Saha S, Kundu MK, Mondal P
J Indian Med Assoc 2007 Mar;105(3):123-6. PMID: 17824462
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
Genital fistula--our experience.
Biswas A, Bal R, Alauddin M, Saha S, Kundu MK, Mondal P
J Indian Med Assoc 2007 Mar;105(3):123-6. PMID: 17824462
Appendico-ileo-vesical fistula.
Kawamura YJ, Sugamata Y, Yoshino K, Abo Y, Nara S, Sumita T, Setoyama R, Kiribuchi Y, Kawano N
J Gastroenterol 1998 Dec;33(6):868-71. doi: 10.1007/s005350050190. PMID: 9853562
Enterovesical fistula.
Sarr MG, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, Siegelman SS, Cameron JL
Surg Gynecol Obstet 1987 Jan;164(1):41-8. PMID: 3798309
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

Is suturing of the bladder defect in benign Enterovesical fistula necessary?
Dziki Ł, Włodarczyk M, Sobolewska-Włodarczyk A, Mik M, Trzciński R, Hill AG, Dziki A
BMC Surg 2019 Jul 8;19(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12893-019-0542-4. PMID: 31286905Free PMC Article
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
Fistulas of the genitourinary tract: a radiologic review.
Yu NC, Raman SS, Patel M, Barbaric Z
Radiographics 2004 Sep-Oct;24(5):1331-52. doi: 10.1148/rg.245035219. PMID: 15371612
Vesico-ileosigmoidal fistula caused by diverticulitis: report of a case and literature review in Japan.
Nishimori H, Hirata K, Fukui R, Sasaki M, Yasoshima T, Nakajima F, Hata F, Kobayashi K
J Korean Med Sci 2003 Jun;18(3):433-6. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.3.433. PMID: 12808335Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

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
Indications and outcomes of enterovesical and colovesical fistulas: systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of prevalence.
Granieri S, Sessa F, Bonomi A, Paleino S, Bruno F, Chierici A, Sciannamea IM, Germini A, Campi R, Talso M, Facciorusso A, Deiana G, Serni S, Cotsoglou C
BMC Surg 2021 May 27;21(1):265. doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01272-6. PMID: 34044862Free PMC Article
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
A Systematic Review Assessing Medical Treatment for Rectovaginal and Enterovesical Fistulae in Crohn's Disease.
Kaimakliotis P, Simillis C, Harbord M, Kontovounisios C, Rasheed S, Tekkis PP
J Clin Gastroenterol 2016 Oct;50(9):714-21. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000607. PMID: 27466166
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

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