Lumbosacral spondylodiscitis due to rectal fistula following mesh penetration 7 years after colpopexy
Autor: | N.V. Huhmann, S. Núñez-Pereira, V. Bullmann, K.P. Rheinwalt |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Spondylodiscitis
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Colpopexy Isolation (health care) Enterococcus spp business.industry Fistula medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Lumbosacral spondylodiscitis medicine.disease Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Ileostomy 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Rectal fistula medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Lumbosacral joint |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
ISSN: | 2210-2612 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.047 |
Popis: | Highlights • 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. Introduction The 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 report An 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. Conclusion In 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. |
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