Table 1 Summary of included cases
From: Imperforate anus with rectopenile fistula: a case report and systematic review of the literature
Authors | Year | Age of Diagnosis | Type of Fistula | Level of rectum (distance to skin) | Operation | Management of fistula | Associated anomalies | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ohno et al. | 2008 | 6 months | parallel to the urethra from the rectal pouch to the spongy urethra | Below the ischium (1 cm) | Transverse colostomy, ASARP, colostomy clousure | Severed from the rectum and ligated | Right aortic arch | Vesicoureteral reflux, constipation |
Kumar et al. | 2005 | 18 months | between the anal canal and the skin in the peno-scrotal junction, with a small portion of common channel in the penile urethra | Anoplasty, colostomy + fistula excision | removed | |||
Shah et al. | 2003 | 9 months | From the rectum to the ventral aspect of the penis, no communication with urethra | low | Transverse colostomy, PSARP, colostomy closure | Ligated, distal part was kept undisturbed | Solitary kidney | |
Currarino et al. | 1994 | 9 months | extending from rectum to cutaneous orifice near the penoscrotal junction, with communication with the bulbar urethra | Below the ischial line | Perineal anoplasty, descending colostomy, fistula excision | Bifid scrotum, mild sacral anomalies | Urinary tract infection | |
2 days | A long rectocutaneous fistula open on the undersurface of the penis, communicating with the bulbar urethra | Below the ischial line | Colostomy, sacroperineal rectal pull-through with ligation of rectal fistula, colostomy closure, excision of urethrocutaneous fistula | Bifid scrotum | ||||
Takamatsu et al. | 1993 | 11 months | Fistula between the anorectum and anterior urethra | below the I line | Sigmoid colostomy, perineal anoplasty and revision of the fistula | Bifida scrotum, hypospadias, right undescended testicle, right hydronephrosis, congenital heart disease | ||
Unknown | Fistula between the anorectum and anterior urethra | Below the I line | Sigmoid colostomy, revision of fistula and perineal anoplasty | |||||
Asano et al. | 1983 | 3 months | Fistula from rectum and open in the ventral surface of the penis, communication with urethra | Under the skin | Cutback procedure, excision of the fistula |