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Fistula Uretrocutanata
Fistula Uretrocutanata
Fistula Uretrocutanata
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The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate that
urethrocutaneous fistulas could be repaired under local anesthesia in
adult patients without catheters. Between 1998 and 2000, 32 patients
with urethrocutaneous fistulas were repaired under local anesthesia.
The patients were divided into two groups in terms of whether they
did or did not have catheters. The catheterized group (group I)
included 15 patients and the uncatheterized group (group II) included
17 patients. Although the uncatheterized patients were discharged
the same day as their operation, catheterized patients were
discharged 4 to 6 days postoperatively. Patients were reevaluated on
postoperative day 7 and month 3 in terms of wound infection, urethral
stricture, and recurrence of fistula. All patients tolerated the fistula
repair under local anesthesia. The success rate of fistula repair was
93.3% and 94.1% in the catheterized and uncatheterized groups,
respectively. During postoperative days 1 through 7, wound infection
was seen in 2 patients in group I but was not noted in the
uncatheterized group. Fistulas recurred in one patient from each
group (6.6% and 5.8%, respectively) after 3 months postoperatively.
As a result, the authors suggest that catheterless fistula repair with
local anesthesia in the adult age group is an effective, safe, and
inexpensive procedure.
A nylon suture is fed through the stula tract and brought through the external urinary
meatus.
Figure 3
A polyglactin suture, running through the tip of thestula, is secured to the tip of the
external urinary meatus.
Conclusions
The PATIO technique for repair of urethrocutaneous stulafollowing hypospadias repair
is simple, easy to perform,and can be done with short hospitalization and a shortperiod
(24 h) of catheterization. It does not preclude theinterposition of healthy tissues between
the urethra andskin so as to reduce the risk of recurrence. Early results areencouraging,
but caution must be used as this is a smallseries and more studies need to be done.
Conict of interest/funding
None.
References
[1] Duckett JW, Kaplan GW, Woodard JR. Complications ofhypospadias repair. Urol Clin
North Am 1980;7:443