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Vessel-sparing Excision and Primary Anastomosis
Published on: January 7, 2019
[Fistulas of the urogenital tract after radiotherapy]
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie, Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland. Kocot_A@ukw.de.
Background:
Radiotherapy plays a substantial role in the treatment of malignancies. More than 2/3 of all oncologic patients undergo radiotherapy during their specific treatment. Besides manifold side effects of radiotherapy, radiogenic fistulas of the urogenital tract are a potential severe complication. These fistulas might affect the female genital tract and the urinary tract.
Therapy:
Potential manifold variety of radiogenic urogenital fistulas requires a specific therapy. Radiation tissue damage includes severely disturbed local blood supply. Consequently, in some cases extremely complex reconstructive techniques are necessary to restore the functionality of the urinary tract.
Conclusion:
The treatment of radiogenic urogenital fistulas is challenging. A successful therapy can only be achieved by local improvement of the blood supply in the damaged area.
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