PubMed · 1997 · 24 citations · 0 references
MedicinePathologySurgeryBowel ManagementGastroenterologySepsisFistula ManagementFistula RepairGastrointestinal DiseaseGastrointestinal PathologyGastrointestinal PerforationInflammatory Bowel DiseaseCrohn Disease PathologyEnterovesical Fistula RepairGastrointestinal Fistula ManagementInflammatory Bowel Disease PathologyIntra-abdominal AbscessOroantral FistulaPerianal Abscess ManagementVesicointestinal Fistula
Our purpose is to make a case for early operative intervention. A 37-year-old man presented with a large periurethral abscess and Fournier's gangrene. During the ensuing evaluation and treatment, he was found to have previously undiagnosed Crohn's disease with a complex enterovesical fistula. This case stands in contrast to other reports that downplay the morbidity of enterovesical fistula associated with Crohn's disease and advise medical management until gastrointestinal complications require operative intervention.