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Colovesical fistulae are uncommon complications of complex pelvic surgery, colonic diverticular disease or malignancy [1, 2]. The clinical presentation usually is storage lower urinary tract symptoms and pneumaturia. Evaluation includes CT cystography, cystoscopy and colonoscopy. Management is disconnection of fistula and treating underlying cause by open surgery or laparoscopy.
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Ramalingam, M., Selvarajan, K., Senthil, K. (2017). Laparoscopic Repair of Colovesical Fistula. In: Patel, V., Ramalingam, M. (eds) Operative Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Reconstructive Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33231-4_42
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