TY - JOUR T1 - Laparoscopic treatment of appendicovesical fistula: a case report. AU - Afifi,A Y, AU - Fusia,T J, AU - Feucht,K, AU - Paluzzi,M W, PY - 1994/8/1/pubmed PY - 1994/8/1/medline PY - 1994/8/1/entrez SP - 320 EP - 4 JF - Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy JO - Surg Laparosc Endosc VL - 4 IS - 4 N2 - Appendicovesical fistula is an uncommon type of enterovesical fistula and a rare complication of unrecognized appendicitis. Only 100 cases have been reported previously in the literature, the vast majority being in young male patients. Our case is that of a middle-aged woman and is the first in which the diagnosis is made and surgical treatment rendered using a laparoscopic approach. Familiarity with diagnostic laparoscopy adds a powerful tool to the evaluation of patients with difficult or unusual surgical problems. Subsequent implementation of minimally invasive techniques for surgical therapy when appropriate can significantly decrease hospitalization and convalescence. SN - 1051-7200 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/7952447/Laparoscopic_treatment_of_appendicovesical_fistula:_a_case_report_ L2 - http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=linkout&SEARCH=7952447.ui DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -