Robot‐Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Patient With a Rectal Fistula Following Hydrogel Spacer Placement [PDF]
IJU Case ReportsIntroduction The polyethylene glycol‐based hydrogel spacer (SpaceOAR; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA) reduces the rectal dose during prostate radiotherapy and rarely leads to rectal ulceration or fistula formation.
Erika Ikezoe +9 more
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Analysis of risk factors for anastomotic fistula in patients after laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveTo investigate high-risk factors for anastomotic fistula after laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer and establish a prediction model.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study included a total of 306 patients diagnosed with rectal ...
Jun Wei +4 more
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Ileo-perineal fistula: Rare late complication after rectal amputation – clinical case [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2021 Abdominal-perineal rectal amputation retains a well-defined place in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer, despite technical advances. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old patient who developed an entero-perineal fistula involving the last ...
Andrei Iulian Toader +5 more
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“Robotic-assisted surgical management of a post-brachytherapy rectoprostatic fistula: a case report” [PDF]
BMC UrologyBackground Rectourethral fistula represents a rare but devastating complication following prostate cancer treatment, with radiation-induced fistulas presenting particular challenges due to compromised tissue vascularity and healing capacity.
Artem Goncharov +4 more
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Rectal Necrosis: A Rare Complication of Palliative Radiotherapy for Sacral Spine Metastasis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Radiation proctocolitis is a common side effect of radiation therapy. In rare cases, chronic radiation injury can be severe enough to cause rectal necrosis. In this study, a case of rectal necrosis after sacral spine radiotherapy was presented.
Seyed Jalal Eshagh Hosseini +3 more
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Fistula between the rectal stump and left iliac artery
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Isolated iliac artery aneurysms are rare and difficult to diagnose. It is more common in males. It can be asymptomatic at diagnosis or can present with frank rupture, or symptoms caused by compression on nearby organs.
Mariam Alshammari +4 more
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Adenocarcinoma Developing at the Level of a Chronic Perianal Fistula by Cell Implantation from a Proximal Rectal Cancer [PDF]
Modern Medicine, 2020 Anorectal adenocarcinoma is a very rare complication which can occur during the long-lasting evolution of perianal fi stulas (PAF), chronic inflammation being the main predisposing factor incriminated for malignant evolution.
Lucian Sorin ANDREI +6 more
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Ischiorectal abscess as an uncommon presentation of rectal adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2022 Perianal presentations of rectal adenocarcinoma are uncommon. Perianal/ischiorectal conditions which harbour malignancy can occur due to infiltration by rectosigmoid growths, invasion of or implantation in previous fistula tracts, or de-novo.
Abhijit Rayate +4 more
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A rare case of rectal cancer with perianal metastasis: a case report
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019 Background Cancer metastasis from colon cancer to an anal fistula is very rare. We herein reported a rare case in which local excision was performed for metastatic anal fistula cancer originating from rectal cancer.
Takuto Ikeda +5 more
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Role of magnetic resonance imaging in pre-operative assessment of ano-rectal fistula
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2014 Aim of the work: To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in preoperative assessment of ano-rectal fistula and tracing its full extent and relationship.
Rania E. Mohamed, Dina M. Abo-Sheisha
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