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Crohn's disease presenting with Fournier's gangrene and enterovesical fistula
H A Brings1, R Matthews, J Brinkman
1Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California 92134-5000, USA.
The American Surgeon
|May 1, 1997
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.