The Journal of Urology · 1979 · 83 citations · 11 references
MedicineSurgeryUrologyMicrosurgeryReconstructive SurgeryReconstructive UrologyFistula RepairFlap ReconstructionFlap SurgeryFree Flap ReconstructionUrogenital FistulaGracilis Muscle Flap RepairMuscle Flap TransferMuscle FlapsOperative MorbidityOroantral FistulaReconstructive Flap SurgeryRectourethral FistulaSurgical Fistula Closure
A gracilis muscle flap can be used to close a rectourethral fistula caused by operative trauma and radiation. The flap is rotated easily into the perineum, brings vascularized muscle to irradiated and/or traumatized tissue and is a mechanical barrier between the urethra and the rectum.
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POST‐OPERATIVE RECTO‐PROSTATIC FISTULA1
F R Kilpatrick, A York Mason · British Journal of Urology · 1969 · 109 citations
VAGINAL FISTULAS FOLLOWING RADIOTHERAPY.