Vesicointestinal fistula

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ICD10 = ICD10|N|32|1|n|30
ICD9 = ICD9|596.1
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A vesicointestinal fistula (or intestinovesical fistula) is a form of fistula between the 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: "vesicocolic" or "colovesical" (GPnotebook|1309016087)
* bladder and rectum: "vesicorectal" or "rectovesical" (DiseasesDB|11193)

ymptoms/signs

If fecal matter passes through the fistula into the bladder, the existence of the fistula may be revealed by pneumaturia or fecaluria.