Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2012)

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis

  • Evangelos Falidas,
  • Georgios Anyfantakis,
  • Stavros Boutzouvis,
  • Michail Kyriakopoulos,
  • Stavros Mathioulakis,
  • Konstantinos Vlachos,
  • Constantinos Villias

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/934168
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Colovesical fistula is a common complication of diverticulitis. Pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, and dysuria are commonly reported. The authors report a case of colovesical fistula due to asymptomatic diverticulitis, and they emphasize the importance of deeply investigate recurrent urinary tract infection without any bowel symptoms. They also briefly review the literature.