A case of vesicocolonic fistula secondary to a missed abdominal injury is described. The patient, a 25-year-old male Hausa, Nigerian, was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained head injury with a fractured left femur and a missed blunt abdominal injury. He was referred to us about six months following the injury, on account of failure to micturate, recurrent passage of frequent water...

Summary Background Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory, penetrating intestinal associated with fistula formation. Fistulae in can be classified into external and internal fistulae. Internal fistulae form between the gastrointestinal tract another organ include enteroenteric, enterocolic, enterovesical rectovaginal They are significant morbidity a decreased quality of life. Aim To review classifi...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Figure 1. Cystography showed a communication between the bowel and bladder (arrows). Figure 2. Computed tomography showed thickening of the bladder wall, an ileovesical fistula, and air in the bladder, indicating presence of communication with the ileum (arr...

DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old male smoker was diagnosed with ileocolonic Crohn’s disease 1 year previously, which was complicated by an asymptomatic terminal ileal stricture diagnosed on contrast radiology. Clinical and biochemical remission were induced initially by steroids and then maintained by mesalazine (1 g three times a day) and azathioprine (2 mg/kg daily). Six months following diagnosis, ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in diagnosis and follow-up Crohn’s Disease. Material Methot: Between November 2013 April 2014, patients who were MRE examinations for a preliminary or definitive Disease reviewed retrospectively. imaging performed on an 8-channel 1.5 Tesla MRI device. Primary secondary results contrast enhancement p...