Spontaneous Colo-Umbilical Fistula Complicating Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon | Zendy

Helen Bolanaki | Zendy; Georgios Kouklakis | Zendy; Nikos Courcoutsakis | Zendy; Panagoula Oikonomou | Zendy; Anastasios J. Karayiannakis | Zendy

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Spontaneous Colo-Umbilical Fistula Complicating Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon

Author(s) -

Helen Bolanaki,

Georgios Kouklakis,

Nikos Courcoutsakis,

Panagoula Oikonomou,

Anastasios J. Karayiannakis

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2013/925041

Subject(s) - diverticulitis , medicine , umbilicus (mollusc) , fistula , sigmoid colon , surgery , diverticulum (mollusc) , navel , general surgery , rectum

Colocutaneous fistula caused by diverticulitis is relatively uncommon with colo-umbilical fistulas being even rarer. We herein report a rare case of a spontaneous colo-umbilical fistula due to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The fistula developed from a diverticulum of the sigmoid colon that discharged through the umbilicus after two episodes of acute diverticulitis. The condition was successfully treated by resectional surgery.

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