Fistula formation between infected pelvic lymphocele and sigmoid colon: A rare complication of pelvic lymphadenectomy

Abstract

Lymphocele formation following pelvic lymphadenectomy is a well-known complication. In this article, we report a 56 years old female patient with a pelvic infected lymphocele fistulised in the sigmoid discovered in imaging 2 months after pelvic surgery. Lymphocele complications are rare and their diagnosis is based on imaging. However, lymphocele as a potential cause for fistula in the bowel as a particular new case has not been found in literature search.

Keywords

• Lymphocele
• Sigmoid
• Fistula
• CT