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Spontaneous ventral urethral fistula in a young diabetic man: a case report
Stefan Denzinger1, Wolf F Wieland, Maximilian Burger
1Department of Urology, University of Regensburg, St, Josef's Hospital, Landshuterstr, 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. wolfgang1.otto@klinik.uni-regensburg.de.
Abstract:
We present the first case reported in the medical literature of a patient with a spontaneous ventral urethral fistula accompanied by severe infection due to diabetes mellitus. A 34-year-old man with poor controlled adult-onset diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital with a large subcutaneous abscess involving the complete penis, scrotum and perineum. The patient did not report any history of any penile trauma or local infection but has experienced transient swelling of the perineal region following urination. Initial surgical treatment consisted of surgical debridement of necrotic tissue. At this time reconstructive surgery was impossible and a suprapubic cystostomy was performed. After 4 months of suprapubic urinary diversion the urethral fistula resolved and function of external genitalia was reestablished. In a follow-up period of 40 months no recurrence occurred. Spontaneous diabetes-associated ventral urethral fistulas are extremely rare and we are not aware of any other published case report.
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