Question 42
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A 60-year-old male patient with a history of radiation for prostate cancer presents with pneumaturia and recurrent urinary tract infections. Workup reveals a 1-cm defect in the anterior rectum just above the dentate line, corresponding to a urethral defect on cystoscopy. There is evidence of radiation damage to the rectum but no active infection and no evidence of cancer recurrence. Which of the following is the most definitive management?
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Citation
"Question 42." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094042/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed 21 April 2026.
Question 42. CARSEP XII. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094042/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Question 42. In CARSEP XII https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094042/all/Anorectal_Disease
Question 42 [Internet]. In: CARSEP XII. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094042/all/Anorectal_Disease.
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DP - Unbound Medicine
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CARSEP XII

