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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2015; 48(02): 204-207
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.163063
Case Report
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Congenital urethrocutaneous fistula in an adolescent male

Satish M. Kale
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
,
Nikunj B. Mody
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Surendra B. Patil
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
,
Pranam Sadawarte
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Address for correspondence:

Dr. Nikunj B. Mody
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College
Nagpur - 440 009, Maharashtra
India   

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Publication Date:
26 August 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A urethrocutaneous fistula is a common complication after hypospadias repair, but congenital fistula is a rare anomaly. We present a 16-year-old boy with this unusual anomaly. Its etiology, embryology, and management are discussed in brief.


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KEY WORDS

Adolescent - congenital fistula of penile urethra - urethroplasty

 


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Address for correspondence:

Dr. Nikunj B. Mody
Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College
Nagpur - 440 009, Maharashtra
India   

  • REFERENCES

  • 1 Elder JS. Abnormalities of the genitalia in boys and their surgical management. In: Wein AJ. editor Campbell-Walsh Urology. Philadelphia: Saunders, Elsevier; 2007. p 3745-6
    Google Scholar
  • 2 Welch KJ. Hypospadias. In: Ravitch MM, Benson CD, Aberdeen E, Randolph JG. editors Paediatric Surgery. 3 rd ed. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers; 1979. p 1353-76
    Google Scholar
  • 3 Ritchey ML, Sinha A, Argueso L. Congenital fistula of the penile urethra. J Urol 1994; 151: 1061-2
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Olbourne NA. Congenital urethral fistula. Case reports. Plast Reconstr Surg 1976; 57: 237-9
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 5 Bellinger MF. Embryology of the male external genitalia. Urol Clin North Am 1981; 8: 375-82
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 6 Duckett JW, Snow BW. Disorders of the urethra and penis. In: Walsh PC, Gittes RF, Pelmutter AD, Stamey TA, Saunders WB. editors Campbell’s Urology. 5 th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1986. p 2020-30
    Google Scholar
  • 7 Belman AB. Hypospadias and other urethral abnormalities. In: Kelalis PP, King LR, Belman AB. editors Clinical Pediatric Urology. 3 rd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1992. p 619-64
    Google Scholar
  • 8 Gupta SC. An unusal type of hypospadias. Br J Plast Surg 1962; 15: 191-3
    CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • 9 Cook WA, Stephens FS. Pathoembryology of the urinary tract. In: King LR. editor Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1990. p 724-25
    Google Scholar
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    PubMedGoogle Scholar
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    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
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    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 13 Caldamone AA, Chen SC, Elder JS, Ritchey ML, Diamond DA, Koyle MA. Congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula. J Urol 1999; 162: 1430-2
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar

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