Gracilis Muscle Flap Reconstruction for Refractory Urethral Complications After Pelvic Surgery: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Introduction Iatrogenic urethral injury and rectourethral fistula are rare and challenging complications of pelvic surgery. Case Presentation Case 1 involved a 72‐year‐old man with persistent urinary leakage after primary repair of a prostatic urethral ...
Akihiro Maeda +6 more
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Robot‐Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Patient With a Rectal Fistula Following Hydrogel Spacer Placement [PDF]
Introduction 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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Adenocarcinoma Developing at the Level of a Chronic Perianal Fistula by Cell Implantation from a Proximal Rectal Cancer [PDF]
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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Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Across Populations With Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease Shows Proinflammatory CD4 [PDF]
Background & Aims: Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease is a severe morbidity with rectal involvement and a higher prevalence in African Americans compared with European Americans.
Sushma C. Maddipatla +12 more
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Rectourethral fistula with combined bladder-neck and rectal injury after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: staged multidisciplinary reconstruction [PDF]
Rectourethral fistula after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is exceptionally rare. A man in his early 80s presented four days after HoLEP with urine per anus and fecal urethral catheter drainage.
Yahya Ghazwani +5 more
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Vaginal Estriol Tablet Therapy for Rectovaginal Fistula after Low Rectal Surgery: Endoscopic Evaluation of Efficacy and Healing Mechanism [PDF]
Background and study aim: Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) remains a challenging complication after low rectal surgery, lacking a standardized, effective, and less-invasive treatment.
Takashi Tamura +8 more
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Ileo-perineal fistula: Rare late complication after rectal amputation – clinical case [PDF]
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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Rectal Necrosis: A Rare Complication of Palliative Radiotherapy for Sacral Spine Metastasis [PDF]
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
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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Ischiorectal abscess as an uncommon presentation of rectal adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
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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