[A successfully treated case of aortouretric fistula associated with pelvic exenteration]

Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1990 May;91(5):645-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 64-year-old man was hospitalized for massive bleeding from the cutaneous ureterostomy. He had undergone pelvic exenteration with the ureterostomy for rectal cancer invading the bladder five months previously and retrograde ureteric catheters were inserted bilaterally into the ureters. An aortography revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta in the region transversed by the left ureter. He was successfully treated by en bloc resection of the aortoureteric fistula and the left ureter and repair of the aorta by Dacron patchplasty. Left nephrectomy was also performed because of pyelonephritis. He has had no signs of cancer recurrence or graft infection five years after this operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Fistula / etiology
  • Fistula / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Exenteration*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ureteral Diseases / etiology
  • Ureteral Diseases / surgery*
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Urinary Fistula / etiology
  • Urinary Fistula / surgery*