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Laparoscopic Repair of Rectourethral Fistulas After Prostate Surgery

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This article is published in Journal of Endourology Part B, Videourology.The article was published on 2010-04-01. It has received 7 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prostate surgery.

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Effect of prior radiotherapy and ablative therapy on surgical outcomes for the treatment of rectourethral fistulas.

TL;DR: Unlike the repair of a rectourethral fistula after surgical intervention, which is typically amenable to primary repair, most patients with severe radiation and ablation induced fistula will require urinary diversion with or without permanent colostomy.
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Rectourethral Fistula Management

TL;DR: The transperineal approach with flap interposition is the surgical treatment of choice in cases of complex rectourethral fistulas, especially in those that have undergone prior radiation as discussed by the authors.
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Tratamiento de la fístula rectouretral tras prostatectomía radical mediante la exposición transesfinteriana posterior de York Mason

TL;DR: La reparacion mediante la via de abordaje transesfinteriana posterior of York Mason proporciona excelentes resultados in el tratamiento de the fistula rectouretral.
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Rectourethral fistula: A challenging management problem

TL;DR: Surgical treatment of RUF is technically demanding and requires collaboration with rectal surgeons, and a wide variety of procedures have been described for RUF repair.
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Technique de York-Mason dans le traitement des fistules prostato-rectales (à propos de trois cas) : Technique et synthèse de la littérature.

TL;DR: La voie trans-ano-sphinctérienne décrite par York-Mason offre un bon accès and n’expose à aucune complication quand ses règles sont respectées.
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Urinary fistulas following external radiation or permanent brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer.

TL;DR: Conservative treatment is generally ineffective in the management of large urinary fistulas and surgical intervention offers symptomatic relief and improved quality of life in most patients.
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Gracilis muscle transposition for iatrogenic rectourethral fistula.

TL;DR: Gracilis muscle transposition is an effective surgical treatment for iatrogenic rectourethral fistula and is associated with low morbidity and a high success rate.
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30 years of experience with York-Mason repair of recto-urinary fistulas.

TL;DR: York-Mason repair of recto-urinary fistula is an excellent approach to a rare and often confounding surgical complication that provides nice exposure through unscarred planes and allows adequate closure.
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Acquired rectourethral fistula: methods of repair.

TL;DR: The data and those in the literature suggest that the first attempt at repair is the best and subsequent repairs become increasingly difficult; the York Mason approach allows easy accessibility with minimal risk of complications and the best chance for a functionally successful outcome when a vascularized flap is not required.
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Complications after radical retropubic prostatectomy in the medicare population.

TL;DR: A review of a large, nationwide, heterogenous cohort of men revealed a morbidity rate that is slightly higher than that reported by major centers that perform large numbers of radical retropubic prostatectomies but is lower than complication rates obtained by patient surveys.