[Vesico-enteral fistulas: solutions to a diagnostic dilemma]

The diagnostic proof of vesico--enteral fistulas is necessary before proceeding to surgical treatment. The detection, however, can often be difficult because of nonspecific symptoms and unreliable uro-radiologic and endoscopic investigations. Additional and more sensitive diagnostic procedures are evaluated like computer tomography, the simple Bourne-test and a radioisotopic test.