ArticleUrology case reports2021
Rectourethral fistula following SpaceOAR gel placement for prostate cancer radiotherapy: A rare complication.
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- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Patient With a Rectal Fistula Following Hydrogel Spacer Placement.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- Periprostatic Abscess Extending to the Perineum Following Hydrogel Spacer Placement: A Case Report.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic Fenestration for Abscess Following SpaceOAR Placement-Case Report.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- When the Rectal Protection Barrier Causes Complications: Recognizing Spacer-Induced Rectal Fistula.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
- "Robotic-assisted surgical management of a post-brachytherapy rectoprostatic fistula: a case report".BMC urology · 2025Article
- SpaceOAR hydrogel complications in prostate cancer radiotherapy: a pictorial review.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
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- A Curious Case of Rectal Ejaculation.Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
After undergoing a SpaceOAR® gel placement prior to planned radiotherapy for Gleason 4 + 4 prostate cancer, a 70-year-old male experienced severe right buttock pain and urine passing from his rectum. A colonoscopy and follow-up pelvic MRI demonstrated a large rectourethral fistula. The fistula was treated surgically with a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, primary rectal repair, omental flap and diverting loop ileostomy. Pathology demonstrated extensive treatment effect with no residual prostate cancer. This is the first case study of a rectourethral fistula attributable to SpaceOAR® gel placement.
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