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01-05-2013 | Case Report

Rectoseminal vesicle fistula as a rare complication after low anterior resection: a report of three cases

Authors: Kentaro Nakajima, Masanori Sugito, Yuji Nishizawa, Masaaki Ito, Akihiko Kobayashi, Yusuke Nishizawa, Takanori Suzuki, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Toru Etsunaga, Norio Saito

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 5/2013

Abstract

A rectoseminal vesicle fistula is a rare complication after a low anterior resection for rectal cancer, usually developing in the outpatient postoperative period with pneumaturia, fever, scrotal swelling or testicular pain. A diagnostic water-soluble contrast enema, cystography and computed tomography reveal a tract from the rectum to the seminal vesicle. Anastomotic leakage is thought to be partially responsible for the formation of such tracts. This report presents three cases of rectoseminal vesicle fistula, and the presumed course of the disease and optimal treatment options are discussed.

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Title: Rectoseminal vesicle fistula as a rare complication after low anterior resection: a report of three cases
Authors: Kentaro Nakajima
Masanori Sugito
Yuji Nishizawa
Masaaki Ito
Akihiko Kobayashi
Yusuke Nishizawa
Takanori Suzuki
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Toru Etsunaga
Norio Saito
Publication date: 01-05-2013
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Surgery Today / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0347-x

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