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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Vaginal mesh has been used for years to try to improve the results of pelvic organ prolapse surgery, but current evidence does not confirm this improvement and instead describes serious and frequent adverse events. CLINICAL CASE: 64-year-old patient with rectal extrusion of posterior vaginal mesh placed 8 years earlier, and persistent left ischiorectal fistula refractory to surgery. She required 5 surgeries, carried out jointly between gynecology and general surgery, to solve, firstly, the bilateral perianal abscess secondary to extrusion of the posterior vaginal mesh into the rectum and then the persistent left ischiorectal fistula, despite the removal of the material prosthetic. Finally, the fistula was solved by injection of platelet-rich plasma. CONCLUSIONS: Vaginal mesh complications often need a multidisciplinary approach, and treatment may require multiple approaches and more than one surgical procedure. In the case of a persistent fistula refractory to surgery, after removing the mesh, non-invasive regenerative therapies that promote vascular growth and tissue regeneration could be considered such as platelet-rich plasma.
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INTRODUCCIÓN: El cáncer colorrectal es un gran problema de salud por su alta incidencia y mortalidad. Las metástasis cutáneas son raras, con una incidencia < 5%. CASO CLÍNICO: Varón con antecedente de colectomía por neoplasia de colon que 6 años después presenta una lesión cutánea. La biopsia informa de metástasis colónica, por lo que se realiza resección quirúrgica radical. La anatomía patológica confirma un adenocarcinoma moderadamente diferenciado compatible con metástasis colónica. DISCUSIÓN Y CONCLUSIONES: Las metástasis cutáneas son raras y cuando aparecen nos indican una enfermedad avanzada, por lo que es importante un alto índice de sospecha en pacientes de riesgo para un diagnóstico precoz. INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is a big health problem due to its high incidence and mortality. Cutaneous metastases are rare with an incidence < 5%. CLINICAL CASE: A male with a history of colectomy due to colon cancer, who 6 years later presented a cutaneous lesion. The biopsy reported colonic metastasis, so radical surgical resection was performed. The pathological anatomy confirmed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma compatible with colonic metastasis. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Cutaneous metastases are rare and when they appear they indicate an advanced disease, for that reason is important a high index of suspicion in patients at risk, for an early diagnosis.
