Rectovesical fistula treated by covered self-expanding prosthesis: report of a case.
Postoperative rectovesical fistulas require surgical intervention for their treatment. We present a case treated by placement of a silicone self-expanding prosthesis in the rectum and vesical drainage and give technical details of the procedure.
Fernandez Lobato
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R
Service of General Surgery, University of Getafe Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Pinto
I
I
Maillo
C
C
Paul
L
L
Fradejas
J M
JM
Moreno Azcoita
M
M
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000628:therapy*
D012828:Silicones