Adenocarcinoma of the appendix with a fistula to the urinary bladder

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2010 Nov;44(5):354-6. doi: 10.3109/00365599.2010.491085. Epub 2010 May 31.

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix is a rare disease that constitutes less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. A patient was admitted with abdominal discomfort and urinary frequency but no symptoms suggestive of enterovesical fistula, e.g. pneumaturia or urinary tract infection. She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the appendix with a fistula to the urinary bladder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Urinary Fistula / etiology*