Comparison of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Repair of Colovesical Fistula: A Case Report and Propensity-Matched National Database Analysis

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Minimally invasive repair of colovesical fistulas leads to shorter hospital stays than open surgery.
No significant differences were found in major complications such as mortality or infections between both surgical approaches.
Two cases of colovesical fistulas treated surgically showed positive outcomes with minimally invasive techniques.
Retrospective analysis of national data from 2016 to 2022 highlights the efficiency of minimally invasive methods in surgery.

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Analysis reveals minimally invasive surgery reduces hospital stays in colovesical fistula cases, indicating similar outcomes to open surgery.

Volkert et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis reveals minimally invasive surgery reduces hospital stays in colovesical fistula cases, indicating similar outcomes to open surgery.