Vesico-appendiceal fistula in a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix

ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo)

Ivan R B Orso¹  Rodrigo Ambar Pinto¹  Marcus Fkp Ramos¹  Desidério Roberto Kiss¹  Roberto Iglesias Lopes¹  Marcello Cocuzza¹  José Luis Borges De Mesquita¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das ClínicasSão Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: Appendiceal cancer;    Urinary bladder fistula;    Adjuvant chemotherapy;    Therapeutic hyperthermia;    Câncer do apêndice;    Fístula urinária;    Quimioterapia adjuvante;    Hipertermia terapêutica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-67202008000100010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGOUND: A rare case of vesicoappendiceal fistula secondary to mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix is presented. CASE REPORT: A 62-year-old man with a one year history of recurrent urinary tract infections. After two months he developed pneumaturia and fecaluria. An abdominal and pelvic computed tomography demonstrated a trans-mural mass in the posterior wall of the bladder with a vesicoenteric fistula leading to the terminal ileum. Laparotomy revealed a tumor arising from the appendix contiguous with the bladder posterior wall. The bladder was opened and a large fistula and tumor on the posterior bladder wall near the trigone was identified. Frozen pathological analysis showed a mucinous adenocarcinoma. En-bloc right hemicolectomy and partial cystectomy, preserving bladder trigone was performed. After manipulating the tumor, grossly leakage of mucinous materials occurred into the pelvic cavity. A peritoneal washing with a mytomicin solution at 42º C was then performed, to prevent peritoneal seeding. The patient had a prolonged postoperative ileus and was discharged at the 15th day. Five months after the procedure the patient was recieving chemotherapy with 5-fluoracil and leucovorin and there was no signs of recurrent disease. CONCLUSION: The presentation with vesico-appendiceal fistula is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Knowledge of different types of neoplasm and appropriate treatment allows the surgeon to provide patients optimal care referring to specialized centers whenever appropriate.

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