Vesicointestinal fistula 3769528 156621476 2007-09-09T04:10:27Z Una Smith 3349439 more concise {{DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | ICD10 = {{ICD10|N|32|1|n|30}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|596.1}} | ICDO = | Image = | Caption = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med | eMedicineTopic = 2867 | DiseasesDB = | }} A '''vesicointestinal fistula''' (or '''intestinovesical fistula''') is a form of [[fistula]] between the [[Urinary bladder|bladder]] and the [[bowel]]. ==Types== A fistula involving the bladder can have one of many specific names, describing the specific location of its outlet: * bladder and [[intestine]]: "vesicoenteric", "enterovesical", or "vesicointestinal" ({{MerckGeriatrics|14|118|f}}, {{MerckHome|11|149|c}}, [http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_iv_2/f/fistula_enterovesical.aspx GE]) * bladder and [[Colon (anatomy)|colon]]: "vesicocolic" or "colovesical" ({{GPnotebook|1309016087}}) * bladder and [[rectum]]: "vesicorectal" or "rectovesical" ({{DiseasesDB|11193}}) ==Symptoms/signs== If fecal matter passes through the fistula into the bladder, the existence of the fistula may be revealed by [[pneumaturia]] or [[fecaluria]]. {{disease-stub}} {{Nephrology}} [[Category:Diseases]]