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  Small Brown Particles in the Urine, Bladder Gas, and the Hidden Connection Between the Bowel and Urinary Tract A 40-year-old woman with a history of Crohn disease had noticed small brown particles or debris repeatedly mixed with her urine for approximately two to three months. At first glance, this may appear to be a nonspecific urinary symptom. However, in a patient with Crohn disease, an unusual urinary finding should prompt a broader question: Could the problem actually be originating from the bowel? When recurrent urinary tract infection, pneumaturia, fecaluria, unexplained urinary debris, or pelvic symptoms occur in a patient with Crohn disease, an enterovesical fistula should be considered. In this case, CT enterography demonstrated active inflammatory changes involving the pelvic small bowel, abnormal tethering between bowel loops, an enteroenteric fistulous communication, and an abnormal relationship between inflamed small bowel and the bladder dome/urachal region. Intrav...