Vesicointestinal fistula

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Overview
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" GE)
 * bladder and colon: "vesicocolic" or "colovesical"
 * bladder and rectum: "vesicorectal" or "rectovesical"

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