title: Urethral fistula following circumcision: salvaged by buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty.
abstract: Fistula following circumcision and at times accompanied by disfigurement of the glans penis is a common problem in our country, where a large number of circumcision is performed by untrained professionals. These complications may have profound negative psychological impact on the growing child. Herein, we report the successful closure of such fistula using buccal mucosa, which occurred following circumcision (for phimosis) in a 15 year old boy. This resulted in the disfigurement of the glans penis with a distal urethral fistula. The fistula was managed by dorsal onlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty (BMGU). The patient has excellent cosmesis at 6 months followup with a good urinary stream. This technique can give better results than those, where skin grafts or local flaps are used for fistula closure. BMGU is a versatile technique with good long term results. The cosmesis and functional results are satisfactory and help in improving the self esteem and sexual function in the years to come.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, CSMMU, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, 226 003 U.P. India.
authors.forename: Rahul Janak
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Divakar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalela
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sankhwar
authors.forename: Vishwajeet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Buccal mucosa; Circumcision; Fistula; Phimosis; Techniques