Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of fistula between the iliac artery and sigmoid colon in patient with advanced testicular cancer

Autor:	Vanessa Prado dos Santos, Alvaro Razuk Filho, Valter Castelli Junior, Roberto Augusto Caffaro
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Seminoma Fistula General Surgery Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 39, Iss 5, Pp 747-751 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1677-6119 1677-5538
DOI:	10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2013.05.18
Popis:	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.
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