کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4288287 1612090 2016 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Lumbosacral spondylodiscitis due to rectal fistula following mesh penetration 7 years after colpopexy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی عمل جراحی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Lumbosacral spondylodiscitis due to rectal fistula following mesh penetration 7 years after colpopexy
چکیده انگلیسی


• Spondylodiscitis by Enterococcus spp. is rare and usually related to direct inoculation to the spine.
• Previous abdominal implants must be investigated in spondylodiscitis by enteric microorganisms.
• If spondylodiscitis treatment is unsuccessful, an active infectious focus must be investigated.

IntroductionThe primary source of spondylodiscitis cannot always be identified. However, not treating the original focus might preclude successful healing due to further spread of the causative microorganisms.Case reportAn 80-year-old woman presented with lumbar spondylodiscitis. She received surgical debridement and stabilization with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and tailored antibiotic therapy after isolation of Enterococcus spp. Despite appropriate treatment, the patient’s condition continued to worsen. An extensive search for the primary infection source finally revealed a rectal fistula caused by a synthetic mesh that had been inserted 7 years before for abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Only after removal of the fistula and protective ileostomy did the patient’s condition improved, allowing successful healing of the spondylodiscitis. After a follow-up period of one year no infection relapse was observed.ConclusionIn cases of spondyodiscitis that are resistant to adequate treatment, a search for infection source must be continued until the focus is found and treated. The presence of uncommon enteric microorganisms causing spondylodiscitis, such as Enterococcus spp., is suggestive of contiguous spread and should therefore be further investigated.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports - Volume 24, 2016, Pages 219–222
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