[Rectal perforation as a late complication of ProACT implantation].
Operative approaches to solve severe urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy include artificial urinary sphincters, bulking agents, urethral sling procedures, and the ProACT device (Uromedica Inc.). Previously reported complications of the ProACT procedure comprise ruptures and dislocations of balloons as well as erosions and perforations of the bladder or urethra. We report the case of a rectal perforation as a late complication of the ProACT procedure after prostatectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy. To the best of our knowledge this complication has not been described before.
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Urologische Klinik und Hochschulambulanz, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Universitätsmedizin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin. carsten.kempkensteffen@charite.de
Hinz
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Christoph
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Weikert
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Schrader
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Schostak
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