Urethral fistula
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Urethral fistula (aka urethrocutaneous fistula) is a long-known and well-documented complication of male circumcision.[1][2] Urethral fistula is an opening from the urethra to the outside of the penis.[3] Uretral fistula after circumcision occurs on the ventral aspect of the penis.[4]
It is an unusual but preventable complication following circumcision.[5]
Treatment
Treatment requires surgery. Baskin et al. (1997) reported that a skin flap may be used to repair the urethra.[6]
References
- ↑
Limaye RD, Hancock RA. Penile urethral fistula as a complication of circumcision. J Pediatr. January 1968; 72(1): 105-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Ahmed A, Mbibi MH, Dawan D, Kalayi GD. Complications of traditional male circumcision. Ann Trop Paediatr. March 1999; 19(1): 113-7. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑
Romberg, Rosemary (2021): Urethral Fistula
, in: Circumcision — The Painful Dilemma. Ulf Dunkel (ed.). Edition: Second Edition, Revised. Kindle. P. 273. ISBN 23: 979-8683021252. Retrieved 31 August 2023. - ↑ Agawal A, Parelkar S, Shah H, Sanghvi B, Joshi M, Mishra P. Multiple circumferential urethrocutaneous fistulae: a rare complication of circumcision. J Pediatr Urol. 22 December 2008; 5(3): 240-2. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Ikuerowo SO, Bioku, MJ, Omisanjo OA, Esho JO. Urethrocutaneous fistula complicating circumcision in children. Niger J Clin Pract. March 2014; 17(2): 145-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Baskin LS, Canning DA, Snyder III HA, Duckett Jr. JR. Surgical repair of urethral circumcision injuries. J Urol. December 1997; 158(6): 2269-71. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
