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Urethrocutaneous Fistula + Suprapubic Cystotomy

Published on Fri Apr 18, 2014

Question: My urologist worked on a patient that showed urethrocutaneous fistula with a tract. He made an incision in the perineum from the base of the scrotum and down to the level of the urethra. The tract was then identified and was freed off the skin and dissected. The tract was divided. Filiform was placed into the bladder, at which time, [...]
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