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Rectovesical fistula treated by covered self-expanding prosthesis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Postoperative rectovesical fistulas require surgical intervention for their treatment. We present a case treated by placement of a silicone self-expanding prosthesis in the rectum and vesical drainage and give technical details of the procedure.

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  1. From the Service of General Surgery, University of Getafe Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    R. Fernandez Lobato M.D., Ph.D., C. Maillo M.D., Ph.D., J. M. Fradejas M.D., Ph.D. & M. Moreno Azcoita M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Service Radiology, University of Getafe Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    I. Pinto M.D. & L. Paul M.D.

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Fernandez Lobato, R., Pinto, I., Maillo, C. et al. Rectovesical fistula treated by covered self-expanding prosthesis. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 812–815 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236941

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