Management of Rectal Injuries During Radical Cystectomy
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 142 (5), 1204-1205
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39029-8
Abstract
We reviewed the incidence and management of intraoperative rectal injuries in patients who underwent radical cystectomy from January 1980 through July 1988 to assess the role of primary repair without diverting colostomy as definitive therapy. During this interval 163 radical cystectomies were performed and 125 charts were available for review. The incidence of rectal injuries was 9.6% (12 of 125 patients). The rate of rectal injury in patients who had previously received definitive pelvic radiation was 27% (3 of 11). The incidence of injury in patients who received 2,000 rad preoperative radiation (11%, 2 of 17) was similar to that noted in individuals who were not irradiated (7%, 7 of 97). Of the 12 patients with rectal injury 9 underwent primary closure without diverting colostomy. The remainder were treated with an initial colostomy. Only 1 patient who had not received prior radiation required a colostomy after initial treatment with primary closure. The 8 successful primary rectal closures were done in 2 patients who underwent definitive pelvic radiation, 2 who had received 2,000 rad preoperatively and 4 who had not been irradiated.Keywords
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