1. Crohn's disease presenting with Fournier's gangrene and enterovesical fistula.
- Author
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Brings HA, Matthews R, Brinkman J, and Rotolo J
- Subjects
- Abdominal Abscess complications, Abdominal Abscess surgery, Adult, Colonic Diseases complications, Colonic Diseases diagnostic imaging, Colonic Diseases surgery, Crohn Disease diagnosis, Fournier Gangrene surgery, Humans, Intestinal Fistula diagnostic imaging, Intestinal Fistula surgery, Male, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Urinary Bladder Fistula diagnostic imaging, Urinary Bladder Fistula surgery, Crohn Disease complications, Fournier Gangrene complications, Intestinal Fistula complications, Urinary Bladder Fistula complications
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 1997