PURPOSE: Iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas are a disastrous complication of therapeutic interventions on the prostate. Many surgical approaches have been described to repair recto-urinary fistulas and no consensus has been reached regarding the better approach. The objective of this study is to present the results of our updated 20-year experience in the surgical management of recto-urinary fistula using a modified York Mason procedure. METHODS: We proceed to a retrospective single-institution review of surgically treated patients for iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas between 1998 and 2017 by the modified York Mason technique. Descriptive analysis of our population was performed. Continuous and categorical variables were compared using Mann-Whitney and Fischer tests, respectively. All tests were two-sided with a significance level set at p value < 0.05. RESULTS: We included 30 consecutive patients treated for iatrogenic recto-urinary fistula. The median follow-up was 76 months (2-195). The median size of the fistula was 5 mm (2-20). Successful healing of the recto-urinary fistula was observed in 80, 97, and 100% of patients after 1, 2, or 3 York Mason procedure. During the study period, no one single case of acquired urinary incontinence or durable fecal incontinence has been observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our modified York Mason technique is a reliable and effective procedure with a 100% success rate for the repair of small iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas in non-irradiated patients. It has a very low morbidity rate, and no case of postoperative urine or fecal incontinence has been observed.
PURPOSE: Iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas are a disastrous complication of therapeutic interventions on the prostate. Many surgical approaches have been described to repair recto-urinary fistulas and no consensus has been reached regarding the better approach. The objective of this study is to present the results of our updated 20-year experience in the surgical management of recto-urinary fistula using a modified York Mason procedure. METHODS: We proceed to a retrospective single-institution review of surgically treated patients for iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas between 1998 and 2017 by the modified York Mason technique. Descriptive analysis of our population was performed. Continuous and categorical variables were compared using Mann-Whitney and Fischer tests, respectively. All tests were two-sided with a significance level set at p value < 0.05. RESULTS: We included 30 consecutive patients treated for iatrogenic recto-urinary fistula. The median follow-up was 76 months (2-195). The median size of the fistula was 5 mm (2-20). Successful healing of the recto-urinary fistula was observed in 80, 97, and 100% of patients after 1, 2, or 3 York Mason procedure. During the study period, no one single case of acquired urinary incontinence or durable fecal incontinence has been observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our modified York Mason technique is a reliable and effective procedure with a 100% success rate for the repair of small iatrogenic recto-urinary fistulas in non-irradiated patients. It has a very low morbidity rate, and no case of postoperative urine or fecal incontinence has been observed.
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