Acquired rectourethral fistula: case report |
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Authors: | Iachetta R P Urciuoli P Blasi S Brunelli D Degli Effetti E D'Orazi V Maturo A Iavarone Alessandro Custureri F |
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Institution: | Università degli Studi, La Sapienza, di Roma. |
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Abstract: | Rectourethral fistulas are an uncommon complication of urinary or rectal surgery, trauma, inflammatory disease, radiation therapy for prostate cancer; they represent an unique challenge for the surgeon. Although closure can occure spontaneously, most cases of acquired rectourethral fistula need surgical repair. Despite a century of surgical experience, no single approach has been universally accepted. We report a case of a rectourethral fistula occurred in a 73 year-old man after a radical retropubic prostatectomy and external beam irradiation for prostate cancer, successfully treated with perineal approach. |
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