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Rectovesical fistula

MedGen UID:
541524
•Concept ID:
C0268843
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Vesicorectal fistula
SNOMED CT: Vesicorectal fistula (68301001); Rectovesical fistula (68301001)
 
HPO: HP:0034451

Definition

An aberrant, pathological communication between the rectum and the bladder. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRectovesical fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endoscopic treatment of rectovesical fistula after colorectal anastomosis: tube-in-tube endoscopic vacuum therapy method.
de Lima MS, Perez CA, Guacho JAL, Flor MM, Tucci M, Ferreira M, Maluf-Filho F
Endoscopy 2022 Sep;54(9):E532-E533. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1662-5028. PMID: 34781366
Endoscopic treatment of recto-vesical fistula after radical prostatectomy. Our findings in 2 patients.
Oteo Manjavacas P, Estigarribia Benítez CA, Borrego Hernando J, Martínez Albares JL
Arch Esp Urol 2020 Nov;73(9):852-856. PMID: 33144540
Laparoscopic treatment of genitourinary fistulae.
Garza Cortés R, Clavijo R, Sotelo R
Arch Esp Urol 2012 Sep;65(7):659-72. PMID: 22971761

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Preoperative fistula diagnostics in male anorectal malformations after colostomy: a single-center experience.
Bai J, Zhang B, Lin K
BMC Med Imaging 2023 Sep 25;23(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s12880-023-01105-3. PMID: 37749545Free PMC Article
Robotic Simultaneous Repair of Rectovesical Fistula With Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stricture after Radical Prostatectomy: Step-by-Step Technique and Outcomes.
Sayegh AS, La Riva A, Perez LC, Medina LG, Poncel J, Ortega DG, Lizana MA, Forsyth E, Sotelo R
Urology 2023 May;175:107-113. Epub 2023 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.007. PMID: 36822246
Clinical and genetic approach in the characterization of newborns with anorectal malformation.
Schierz IAM, Piro E, Giuffrè M, Pinello G, Angelini A, Antona V, Cimador M, Corsello G
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(23):4513-4520. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1854213. PMID: 36062518
Rectourethral and rectovesical fistula as serious and rare complications after Hirschsprung disease operation: Experience in seven patients.
Peng C, Tan SS, Pang W, Wang Z, Wu D, Wang K, Chen Y
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;56(2):263-268. Epub 2020 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.06.042. PMID: 32732163
Anorectal malformations: definitive surgery during adulthood.
Lopez MP, Encila VI, Alamo SG, Monroy HJ III, Roxas MF
Tech Coloproctol 2017 Feb;21(2):111-118. Epub 2017 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s10151-016-1577-5. PMID: 28070723

Diagnosis

Preoperative fistula diagnostics in male anorectal malformations after colostomy: a single-center experience.
Bai J, Zhang B, Lin K
BMC Med Imaging 2023 Sep 25;23(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s12880-023-01105-3. PMID: 37749545Free PMC Article
Clinical and genetic approach in the characterization of newborns with anorectal malformation.
Schierz IAM, Piro E, Giuffrè M, Pinello G, Angelini A, Antona V, Cimador M, Corsello G
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(23):4513-4520. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1854213. PMID: 36062518
Congenital Pouch Colon: Further Histopathological Perspectives.
Singh N, Mohanty S, Kalegowda IY, Rout P
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2022 Oct;41(5):881-888. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2021.1998265. PMID: 34766541
Ulcerative colitis-associated rectal cancer resected and diagnosed by rectovesical fistula: a case report.
Yoshimura K, Ohge H, Uegami S, Shimada N, Watadani Y, Nakashima I, Hirano T, Kitagawa H, Kaiki Y, Takahashi S
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Aug;14(4):1163-1168. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01431-5. PMID: 34170467
Laparoscopic treatment of genitourinary fistulae.
Garza Cortés R, Clavijo R, Sotelo R
Arch Esp Urol 2012 Sep;65(7):659-72. PMID: 22971761

Therapy

Gracilis Muscle Flap Repair for Rectovesical Fistula After Robotic Prostatectomy.
Grama FA, Muraru D, Chitul A, Bezede C, Ciofic E, Chitul M, Ginghina O, Cristian D
Dis Colon Rectum 2024 May 1;67(5):e288. Epub 2024 Jan 31 doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003116. PMID: 38295305
Robotic Simultaneous Repair of Rectovesical Fistula With Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stricture after Radical Prostatectomy: Step-by-Step Technique and Outcomes.
Sayegh AS, La Riva A, Perez LC, Medina LG, Poncel J, Ortega DG, Lizana MA, Forsyth E, Sotelo R
Urology 2023 May;175:107-113. Epub 2023 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.007. PMID: 36822246
Long-term outcome after chronic anastomotic leakage following surgery for low rectal cancer.
Ponholzer F, Klingler CP, Gasser E, Gehwolf P, Ninkovic M, Bellotti R, Kafka-Ritsch R, Öfner D
Int J Colorectal Dis 2022 Aug;37(8):1807-1816. Epub 2022 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s00384-022-04213-8. PMID: 35819487Free PMC Article
Endoscopic treatment of rectovesical fistula after colorectal anastomosis: tube-in-tube endoscopic vacuum therapy method.
de Lima MS, Perez CA, Guacho JAL, Flor MM, Tucci M, Ferreira M, Maluf-Filho F
Endoscopy 2022 Sep;54(9):E532-E533. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1662-5028. PMID: 34781366
Management of radiation-induced rectovesical fistula in a woman using ileum: A case report and review of the literature.
Mao Q, Luo J, Fang J, Jiang H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Nov;96(46):e8553. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008553. PMID: 29145262Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Outcome in anorectal malformation type rectovesical fistula: a nationwide cohort study in The Netherlands.
van der Steeg HJ, Botden SM, Sloots CE, van der Steeg AF, Broens PM, van Heurn LW, Travassos DV, van Rooij IA, de Blaauw I
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Aug;51(8):1229-33. Epub 2016 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.002. PMID: 26921937
Robotic rectovesical fistula repair: a successful approach.
Oderda M, Bonet X, Campobasso D, Gaston R
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2014 Aug;24(8):567-70. doi: 10.1089/lap.2014.0002. PMID: 25062340
Anomalies associated with anorectal malformations according to the Krickenbeck anatomic classification.
Nah SA, Ong CC, Lakshmi NK, Yap TL, Jacobsen AS, Low Y
J Pediatr Surg 2012 Dec;47(12):2273-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.09.017. PMID: 23217888
Outcome of males with high anorectal malformations treated with laparoscopic-assisted anorectal pull-through: preliminary results of a comparative study with the open approach in a single institution.
Bailez MM, Cuenca ES, Mauri V, Solana J, Di Benedetto V
J Pediatr Surg 2011 Mar;46(3):473-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.007. PMID: 21376195
Laparoscopic rectovesical fistula repair.
Sotelo R, Garcia A, Yaime H, Rodríguez E, Dubois R, Andrade RD, Carmona O, Finelli A
J Endourol 2005 Jul-Aug;19(6):603-7. doi: 10.1089/end.2005.19.603. PMID: 16053345

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and genetic approach in the characterization of newborns with anorectal malformation.
Schierz IAM, Piro E, Giuffrè M, Pinello G, Angelini A, Antona V, Cimador M, Corsello G
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(23):4513-4520. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1854213. PMID: 36062518
Ulcerative colitis-associated rectal cancer resected and diagnosed by rectovesical fistula: a case report.
Yoshimura K, Ohge H, Uegami S, Shimada N, Watadani Y, Nakashima I, Hirano T, Kitagawa H, Kaiki Y, Takahashi S
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Aug;14(4):1163-1168. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01431-5. PMID: 34170467
Rectourethral and rectovesical fistula as serious and rare complications after Hirschsprung disease operation: Experience in seven patients.
Peng C, Tan SS, Pang W, Wang Z, Wu D, Wang K, Chen Y
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Feb;56(2):263-268. Epub 2020 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.06.042. PMID: 32732163
Outcome in anorectal malformation type rectovesical fistula: a nationwide cohort study in The Netherlands.
van der Steeg HJ, Botden SM, Sloots CE, van der Steeg AF, Broens PM, van Heurn LW, Travassos DV, van Rooij IA, de Blaauw I
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Aug;51(8):1229-33. Epub 2016 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.002. PMID: 26921937
Hypermethylation of SHH in the pathogenesis of congenital anorectal malformations.
Huang Y, Zhang P, Zheng S, Dong R
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Sep;49(9):1400-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.03.007. PMID: 25148746

Recent systematic reviews

Diversities of H-type anorectal malformation: a systematic review on a rare variant of the Krickenbeck classification.
Sharma S, Gupta DK
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Jan;33(1):3-13. Epub 2016 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-3982-2. PMID: 27695999

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