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ArticleSurgery journal (New York, N.Y.)2018

Enterovesical Fistula Secondary to Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder.

Mark Bugeja, Christine Mizzi, Ernest Ellul, Simon Bugeja, Stephen Mattocks

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Article in Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Mark BugejaDepartment of Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Christine MizziDepartment of Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Ernest EllulDepartment of Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Simon BugejaDepartment of Urology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Stephen MattocksDepartment of Urology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although fistulae between the urinary bladder and the gastrointestinal tract are not uncommon, those caused by carcinoma of the urinary bladder are rare. This report describes the case of an 85 years old male who was diagnosed with a mass involving the small bowel and the urinary bladder during the course of investigation for recurrent urinary tract infections. At laparotomy, the presence of an enterovesical fistula involving the ileum and bladder was confirmed. Histopathological examination of the resected mass showed poorly differentiated urothelial carcinoma. No early postoperative complications were encountered and postoperative cystography showed healing of the bladder without evidence of leakage. Due to the patient's age and comorbidities, no further oncological treatment was offered. Three months later the patient was readmitted to hospital with a severe pneumonia to which he succumbed.

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bladder cancerEnterovesical fistualtransitional cell carcinoma

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PMID30474067
PMCPMC6193805

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