Rectocele Complicating a Double Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Case Report

. 2020 Jun 18;5(1):46-48.


doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2020-0044.


eCollection 2021.

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Alberic Fabrice Bocco et al.


Spine Surg Relat Res.


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No abstract available


Keywords:

anterior lumbar interbody fusion; complication; rectocele.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that there are no relevant conflicts of interest.

Figures


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Figure 1.

Postoperative sagittal CT view (left) and coronal CT view (right) showing a double anterior interbody fusion with cages at L4-L5 and L5-S1.


Figure 2.


Figure 2.

Postoperative dynamic pelvic MRI: midsagittal T2-weighted image in restraint (left) and in thrust (right) showing a rectocele with cystoptosis.


Figure 3.


Figure 3.

Illustration showing female pelvic ligaments (lateral view).

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