Long‐term patient‐reported outcomes of open urorectal fistula repair after prostate cancer treatment
Open URF repair achieves durable URF closure with favourable long-term outcomes, even in complex cases. Patient satisfaction is high, while moderate urinary incontinence persists in some, likely reflecting underlying disease. Voiding and faecal continence remain largely preserved.
Authors
- Malte W. Vetterlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5987-3883)
- Roland Dahlem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9738-7675)
- Navid Roessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2792-9828)
- Dejan K. Filipas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3671-3948)
- R. J. Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-8894)
- J. Klemm
- Max C Wagner
- Margit Fisch
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.70233
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00