Robotic conservative treatment for prostatourethrorectal fistula: original technique step by step

Zingaro, Michele Del; Cochetti, Giovanni; Gaudio, Gianluca; Tiezzi, A.; Paladini, Alessio; Vermandois, J.A. Rossi De; Mearini, Ettore

doi:10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2018.0584

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“…There is, however, no global consensus on the optimal surgical technique to use due to paucity of published data and lack of comparative trials 12. Several techniques have been described including open, endoscopic, minimally invasive, laparoscopic and robotic assisted procedures 12 13. For complex fistulas, colonic diversion and/or repair using autologous grafts can be considered 11…”

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Rectourethral fistula following focal irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer

2022

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A man in his 50s presented 4-week postirreversible electroporation (IRE) for low-to-intermediate risk prostate cancer with urinary symptoms, diarrhoea and passing fluid per rectum when urinating. Urine microscopy and sensitivities showed raised leucocytes, erythrocytes and pansensitive Escherichia coli. A CT cystogram revealed a rectourethral fistula (RUF). Urinary diversion with insertion of an indwelling catheter for 6 weeks was performed. A rigid cystoscopy 6 weeks after urinary diversion revealed that the fistula was still present, confirmed by intraoperative contrast. The fistula was repaired with diathermy and a fibrin glue. The patient reported resolution of urinary and bowel symptoms. This is the first case report in the literature of an RUF following IRE for prostate cancer. It is important to report these rare complications as novel treatments become more common across the world.Background

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Rectourethral fistula following focal irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer

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Management of Fournier’s gangrene during the Covid-19 pandemic era: make a virtue out of necessity

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Background Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing fasciitis caused by aerobic and anaerobic bacterial infection that involves genitalia and perineum. Males, in their 60 s, are more affected with 1.6 new cases/100.000/year. Main risk factors are diabetes, malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease. FG is a potentially lethal disease with a rapid and progressive involvement of subcutaneous and fascial plane. A multimodal approach with surgical debridement, antibiotic therapy, intensive support care, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is often needed. We present the inpatient management of an FG case during the Covid-19 pandemic period. A narrative review of the Literature searching “Fournier’s gangrene”, “necrotizing fasciitis” on PubMed and Scopus was performed. Case presentation A 60 years old man affected by diabetes mellitus, with ileostomy after colectomy for ulcerative colitis, was admitted to our Emergency Department with fever and acute pain, edema, dyschromia of right hemiscrotum, penis, and perineal region. Computed tomography revealed air-gas content and fluid-edematous thickening of these regions. Fournier’s Gangrene Severity Index was 9. A prompt broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy with Piperacillin/Tazobactam, Imipenem and Daptomycin, surgical debridement of genitalia and perineal region with vital tissue exposure, were performed. Bedside daily surgical wound medications with fibrine debridement, normal saline and povidone-iodine solutions irrigation, iodoform and fatty gauze application, were performed until discharge on the 40th postoperative day. Every 3 days office-based medication with silver dressing, after normal saline and povidone-iodine irrigation and fibrinous tissue debridement, was performed until complete re-epithelialization of the scrotum on the 60th postoperative day. Conclusions FG is burdened by a high mortality rate, up to 30%. In the literature, HBOT could improve wound restoration and disease-specific survival. Unfortunately, in our center, we do not have HBOT. Moreover, one of the pandemic period problems was the patient’s displacement and outpatient hospital management. For all these reasons we decided for a conservative inpatient management. Daily cleaning of the surgical wound allowed to obtain its complete restoration avoiding surgical graft and hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy, without foregoing optimal outcomes.

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Simultaneous treatment of a pubovesical fistula and lymph node metastasis secondary to multimodal treatment for prostate cancer: Case report and review of the literature

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Pubovesical fistula (PVF) is a rare complication of radical treatments for prostate cancer (PCa), especially when a multimodal approach is performed. We present a case of PVF with extensive communication between the bladder and the pubic bones, and lymph node metastases of PCa treated by cystectomy and salvage lymphadenectomy. We describe a case of a 65-year old male patient who, after radical prostatectomy and adjuvant radiation therapy, suffered from suprapubic and perineal pain, ambulation difficulties and recurrent urinary tract infections. Cystoscopy, cystography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging diagnosed a PVF. Choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan demonstrated PCa lymph node metastases. After the failure of conservative treatment, open radical cystectomy with ureterocutaneostomy diversion and salvage lymphadenectomy were performed with resolution of symptoms. At 3-month follow-up, the pelvic and perineal pain was completely regressed and 1-year later the patient was still asymptomatic. This clinical case shows efficacy and safety of combined salvage lymphadenectomy and cystectomy with urinary diversion for the treatment of late PCa node metastasis and PVF.

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Robotic conservative treatment for prostatourethrorectal fistula: original technique step by step

Cited by 4 publications

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Rectourethral fistula following focal irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer

Rectourethral fistula following focal irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer

Management of Fournier’s gangrene during the Covid-19 pandemic era: make a virtue out of necessity

Simultaneous treatment of a pubovesical fistula and lymph node metastasis secondary to multimodal treatment for prostate cancer: Case report and review of the literature

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