Review Article
Rectourinary Fistula after Radical Prostatectomy: Review of the Literature for Incidence, Etiology, and Management
Table 2
Contemporary reports of RUF repair after RP.
| | Investigator | Year | Pts* (n) | Approach | Graft/infill | Closure technique | Success rate (%) |
| | Pera et al. [36] | 2008 | 5 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Crippa et al. [37] | 2007 | 5 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Dafnis et al. [38] | 2004 | 1 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Boushey et al. [39] | 1998 | 2 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | dal Moro et al. [10] | 2006 | 4 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Renschler and Middleton [35] | 2003 | 13 | York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Kasraeian et al. [40] | 2009 | 12 | Modified York-Mason | — | Layer-to-layer (only anterior rectal wall) | 100 | | Spahn et al. [41] | 2009 | 4 | Transperineal | Buccal mucosa | Mucosal patch | 75 | | Zmora et al. [42] | 2006 | 2 | Transperineal | Gracilis muscle flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Rivera et al. [43] | 2007 | 6 | Modified York-Mason or transperineal | — or gracilis muscle flap | Rectal flap or layer-to-layer | 100 | | Ghoniem et al. [44] | 2008 | 10 | Transperineal | Gracilis muscle flap | Rectal flap | 100 | | Ulrich et al. [45] | 2009 | 4 | Transperineal | Gracilis muscle flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Culkin and Ramsey [46] | 2003 | 3 | Transperineal | Deepithelialized scrotal flap | Y-V plasty | 100 | | Quazza et al. [47] | 2009 | 2 | Transperineal | Omental flap mobilized laparoscopically | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Youseff et al. [48] | 1999 | 2 | Transperineal | Dartos pedicled flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Visser et al. [49] | 2002 | 3 | Transperineal | — | Rectal flap | 100 | | Bochove-Overgaauw et al. [50] | 2006 | 2 | Transanal endoscopic | — | Layer-to-layer | 50 | | Quinlan et al. [51] | 2005 | 1 | Transanal endoscopic | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Wilbert et al. [52] | 1996 | 2 | Transanal endoscopic | Fibrin glue | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Hata et al. [53] | 2002 | 1 | Transanal | — | Rectal flap | 100 | | Noldus et al. [8] | 1999 | 5 | Transanal | — | Latzko | 100 | | Joshi et al. [3] | 2010 | 4 | Transanal | — | Rectal flap | 100 | | Sotelo et al. [54] | 2005 | 1 | Laparoscopic | Omental flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Sotelo et al. [55] | 2008 | 1 | Robotic | Omental flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Abdalla [56] | 2009 | 1 | Posterior sagittal pararectal with rectal mobilization | Gluteus muscle flap | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Castillo et al. [57] | 2006 | 3 | Anterior, transanal, transsphincteric, sagittal approach | — | Layer-to-layer | 100 | | Chirica et al. [58] | 2006 | 4 | Intraperitoneal and perineal | Omental flap | Soave | 100 |
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*Patients who underwent radical prostatectomy.
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