title: [Immediate repair of urethroperineal fistulas after abdominoperineal amputation by means of a cutaneo-muscular flap of the gluteus maximus. Apropos of 2 successfully treated cases].
abstract: Although a rare complication, the development of a urethro-perineal urinary fistula immediately after abdomino-perineal amputation is a difficult problem to solve. The fragility of the membranous urethra immediately in contact with the exenterated pelvic cavity which takes several weeks to fill in makes any attempt at isolated direct suture very hazardous. Secondary repair is also frequently difficult and the "functional prognosis is far from being always favourable". The major handicap resulting from the perpetuation of this type of fistula has led us to propose an attempt at immediate repair as soon as it is diagnosed with filling of the pelvi-perineal cavity by a cutaneo-muscular flap taken from gluteus maximus. In the two cases in which this treatment was performed, the fistula was cured and a good quality functional result was obtained.
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Réparation immédiate des fistules uréthropérinéales après amputation abdominopérinéale à l'aide d'un lambeau cutanéo-musculaire du grand fessier. A propos de 2 cas traités avec succès.