[A case of recto-urethral fistula in Crohn's disease]

Prog Urol. 2001 Apr;11(2):331-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report the fourteenth case of rectourethral fistula associated with Crohn's disease, in a 53-year-old man with a 20-year history of ileocolonic Crohn's disease. The patient developed a rectourethral fistula following an episode of complex anoperineal suppuration surgically exposed on several occasions. Repeated surgical exposure and urine drainage were not sufficient to close the fistula and cure the perineal suppuration. After 10 months, the patient was treated by the rectal mucosal transposition flap technique to close the rectal aspect of the fistula, which ensured cure of the patient's fistula and anoperineal lesions. This technique has been used successfully on 4 occasions and appears to be an effective treatment for rectourethral fistula in Crohn's disease with healthy rectal mucosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Crohn Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Fistula / complications*
  • Rectal Fistula / surgery
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Urethral Diseases / complications*
  • Urethral Diseases / surgery
  • Urinary Fistula / complications*
  • Urinary Fistula / surgery