Medicine:Gouverneur’s syndrome

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Gouverneur’s syndrome
SpecialtyUrology

Gouverneur's syndrome is characterised by vesicointestinal fistula with associated suprapubic pain, urinary frequency, pain on passing urine, and tenesmus.[1][2] It is named after French physician R. Gouverneur.[3]

References

  1. "Gouverneur syndrome". Medical Eponyms. Farlex, TheFreeDictionary. 2012. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Gouverneur+syndrome. Retrieved 15 March 2014. 
  2. "Review of 31 vesicointestinal fistulas: diagnosis and management.". European Urology 12 (1): 21–7. 1986. doi:10.1159/000472571. PMID 3948896. 
  3. Thomas Lathrop Stedman (2005). Stedman's Medical Eponyms. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 286. ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=isqcnR6ryz0C&pg=PA286.