Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of fistula between the iliac artery and sigmoid colon in patient with advanced testicular cancer
Int. braz. j. urol
; 39(5): 747-751, Sep-Oct/2013. graf
Article
em En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-695152
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Fistula between arteries and the gastrointestinal tract are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, but potentially fatal. The recognition and early treatment can modify the patient prognosis. We report a case of a patient with previous surgery for seminoma of cryptorchidic testicle, with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. We performed the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the fistula between left external iliac artery and sigmoid colon. The patient was successfully treated by external iliac artery ligation and left colectomy.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Colo Sigmoide
/
Neoplasias Testiculares
/
Fístula Vascular
/
Fístula Intestinal
/
Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
/
Artéria Ilíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Braz J Urol
/
Int. braz j urol (Online)
/
Int. braz. j. urol
/
International braz j urol (Impresso)
/
International brazilian journal of urology
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article