Colouterine and Jejunouterine Fistula Secondary to Chronic Diverticulitis

Colouterine Fistula Caused by Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon

Colouterine fistula is an extremely rare condition because the uterus is a thick, muscular organ. Here, we present a case of a colouterine fistula secondary to colonic diverticulitis. An 81-year-old woman was referred to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vaginal discharge. Computed tomography showed a myometrial abscess cavity in the uterus adherent to the thick sigmoid wall. Upo...

Colouterine fistula after polymyomectomy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Colouterine fistula is a very rare condition; most cases described in the literature are secondary to complications of diverticulitis in elderly patients. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 34-year-old African woman who presented with a colouterine fistula secondary to polymyomectomy, which was diagnosed in the setting of severe endometritis. She had a Hartmann procedure a...

Colouterine fistula with a foreign body.

Foreign bodies in vagina are known to have been inserted by the patient herself or by some other person; as an aid to masturbation, sexual intercourse or sexual assault. The two most common items retained in adult females are tampons and burst condoms. Since long, vaginal deliveries and Obstetric and Gynaecological interventions have been associated with vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulae....

Cholecystocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis

Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula is an exceptionally unusual complication of chronic calculous cholecystitis now. The remarkable drop in incidence is probably associated with the introduction of antimicrobial therapy and early surgical management of biliary tract disease. We report a case of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula in a patient who presented with an abscess in the right u...

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis secondary to chronic jejunal diverticulitis.