Iachetta RP, Urciuoli P, Blasi S, Brunelli D, Degli Effetti E, D'Orazi V, Maturo A, Iavarone A, Custureri F. [Acquired rectourethral fistula: case report].
G Chir 2006;
27:265-8. [PMID:
17062197]
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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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