title: Posttraumatic ventral urethral fistula: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present the first case reported in the medical literature of a patient with a posttraumatic urethral fistula accompanied by retraction urethral catheter with balloon.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the recurrence urinary tract infection. The patient reports history of urethral trauma, which is retraction urethral catheter with balloon 2 years ago. Cystoscopy and fistulography were performed, and urethrocutaneous fistula was detected. Initial surgical treatment consisted of surgical debridement of fistula tissue, and a urethral catheterization was performed. After 4 weeks of the operation the urethral fistula resolved. In a follow-up period of 24 months no recurrence and no urinary tract infection were occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self retraction of the urethral catheter with balloon may result with clinically important urethral fistula. A wide range of possible options such as complete excision of the fistula tract and primary closure may be considered for individual cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dumlupinar University Faculty of Medicine, 43270 Kutahya, Turkey. myucel75@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Sahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kabay
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koplay
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalcinkaya
authors.forename: Tayfun
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authors.lastname: Cucioglu
authors.forename: Namik Kemal
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authors.lastname: Hatipoglu