Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Spontaneous Appendicovesical Fistula

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Spontaneous Appendicovesical Fistula

BACKGROUND To report the first case of the spontaneous appendicovesical fistulas' (AVF) repair with robot assisted laparoscopy. CASE PRESENTATION A 29-year-old male patient with urgent persistant bacteriuria and dysuria was referred to our clinic. Physical examination and blood tests were normal. He had used various antibiotics due to recurrent UTI for about 20 years. Computed tomography reve...

Laparoscopic Treatment of Appendicovesical Fistula

A 23-year-old man had a history of intermittent episodes of urinary tract infection with associated low abdominal pain for 15 years. Persistent bacteriuria even with prolonged antibiotics was the reason why he was referred to our hospital. Laboratory tests were normal except pyuria and growth of Escherichia coli in the urinary samples. Cystoscopy revealed a small slit-like opening on the right ...

[Appendicovesical fistula treated with elective laparoscopic surgery].

BACKGROUND appendicovesical fistula is a rare complication of advanced acute appendicitis and represents a rare type of enterovesical fistula. Its symptoms are vague and imprecise and its diagnosis is difficult, requiring a high level of suspicion. Exploratory laparotomy has been the key for diagnosis and definitive treatment for many years, but recently the laparoscopic approach is standing ou...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic large hiatal hernia repair

Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of a Vesicouterine Fistula

BACKGROUND As cesarean sections become a more common mode of delivery, they have become the most likely cause of vesicouterine fistula formation. The associated pathology with repeat cesarean deliveries may make repair of these fistulas difficult. Computer-enhanced telesurgery, also known as robotic-assisted surgery, offers a 3-dimensional view of the operative field and allows for intricate m...