Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of fistula between the iliac artery and sigmoid colon in patient with advanced testicular cancer

Fistula between arteries and the gastrointestinal tract are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, but potentially fatal. The recognition and early treatment can modify the patient prognosis. We report a case of a patient with previous surgery for seminoma of cryptorchidic testicle, with massive...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Prado dos Santos, Alvaro Razuk Filho, Valter Castelli Junior, Roberto Augusto Caffaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2013-09-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382013000500747&lng=en&tlng=en