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Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy

Salvage radiotherapy (SRT) is a widely used treatment option for patients demonstrating biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy. Urologists are familiar with common adverse effects of SRT, such as voiding and erectile dysfunction. In rare instances, more devastating complications can occur...

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Autores principales: Southall, Thomas M., Andrews, J. Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33665122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101600
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description Salvage radiotherapy (SRT) is a widely used treatment option for patients demonstrating biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy. Urologists are familiar with common adverse effects of SRT, such as voiding and erectile dysfunction. In rare instances, more devastating complications can occur. We report a case of bladder neck necrosis following SRT resulting in urethrorectal fistula, fistulae extending into bilateral thighs, and infectious osteomyelitis (OM) of the pubis symphysis. Although rare, this case highlights the severity of complications that can occur following SRT, as well as the surgical management of such complications.
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spelling pubmed-79032962021-03-03 Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy Southall, Thomas M. Andrews, J. Matthew Urol Case Rep Oncology Salvage radiotherapy (SRT) is a widely used treatment option for patients demonstrating biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy. Urologists are familiar with common adverse effects of SRT, such as voiding and erectile dysfunction. In rare instances, more devastating complications can occur. We report a case of bladder neck necrosis following SRT resulting in urethrorectal fistula, fistulae extending into bilateral thighs, and infectious osteomyelitis (OM) of the pubis symphysis. Although rare, this case highlights the severity of complications that can occur following SRT, as well as the surgical management of such complications. Elsevier 2021-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7903296/ /pubmed/33665122 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101600 Text en © 2021 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Oncology
Southall, Thomas M.
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Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title_full Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title_fullStr Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title_short Bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
title_sort bladder neck necrosis resulting in fistulae to rectum and bilateral thighs post radical prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy
topic Oncology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33665122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101600
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