Nouri M, Tazi K, el Fassi J, Ibn Attya A, Hachimi M, Lakrissa A
Clinique Urologique B, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
Prog Urol. 1999 Feb;9(1):137-41.
Urethro-rectal fistulas, consisting of prostato-rectal fistulas and fistulas communicating between the bulbo-membranous urethra and the rectum, are rare, easily diagnosed diseases, which essentially raise a problem of choice of surgical technique. Although the predominant aetiology is currently iatrogenic, many other less frequent aetiologies can also be responsible. Treatment is usually surgical with a large number of possible incisions. In the light of 5 cases, the authors review the various surgical techniques allowing cure of these fistulas, and indicate the advantages and disadvantages or each one.
