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CASE REPORT
Urethrocutaneous fistula mimicking vesicocutaneous fistula: a rare entity
  1. Ruchir Aeron,
  2. Apul Goel⇑,
  3. Ashok Kumar Sokhal,
  4. Sunny Goel
  1. Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Apul Goel, drapul.goel{at}gmail.com

Summary

Urethral fistulas arising from the anterior urethra usually open on the ventral aspect and are located in the penile, scrotal or perineal region. A diabetic 65-year-old man presented with suprapubic urinary fistula that was communicating with a dorsally located internal urethral opening located in the bulbar region. Such unusual fistula has not been described before.

  • Catheterisation
  • catheter care
  • Urology
  • Urinary tract infections

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219637

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors RA and AG: concept, design, supervision, processing, writing manuscript and critical analysis.

      AKS: supervision, processing, writing manuscript and critical analysis.

      SG: concept, supervision, writing manuscript and critical analysis.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.