Early Foley Catheter Removal After Diverticular Colovesical Fistula Repair

Description

Patients undergoing surgical repair of colovesical fistula will have have "early" (post-operative day 3) cystogram and removal of bladder catheter. Outcomes from the "early" group will be compared to historical "late" group data to determine if early bladder catheter removal is safe.

Conditions

Colovesical Fistula

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Study overview

Patients undergoing surgical repair of colovesical fistula will have have "early" (post-operative day 3) cystogram and removal of bladder catheter. Outcomes from the "early" group will be compared to historical "late" group data to determine if early bladder catheter removal is safe.

Early Foley Catheter Removal After Diverticular Colovesical Fistula Repair

Early Foley Catheter Removal After Diverticular Colovesical Fistula Repair

Condition
Colovesical Fistula
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Worcester

UMass Memorial Medical Center Memorial Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01605

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adults aged 18 and over
  • * Undergoing surgical repair of diverticular colovesical fistula
  • * Patients with active and untreated genitourinary cancers
  • * Subjects with known or suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease as the cause of colovesical fistula.
  • * Individuals who are not expected to regain normal bladder function after surgery as defined by either pre-existing bladder dysfunction with chronic indwelling urinary catheter, supra-pubic catheter, or surgical urinary diversion
  • * Individuals who require re-operation prior to Foley removal
  • * Adults unable to consent
  • * Pregnant women
  • * Prisoners
  • * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers less than 18 years old)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Karim Alavi,

KArin Alavi, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UMass Chan Medical School

Study Record Dates

2025-07