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Congenital urethral-perineal fistula: diagnosis and new surgical management. 1990

W C Brown, and P W Dillon, and T W Hensle

Department of Urology, Squier Urological Clinic, New York, New York.

Congenital posterior urethral-perineal fistula is a rare anomaly of which there have been only 6 reported cases to date. This report outlines the clinical presentation of another case and a unique surgical approach to its management, as well as a review of the English literature.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010502	Perineum	The body region lying between the genital area and the ANUS on the surface of the trunk, and to the shallow compartment lying deep to this area that is inferior to the PELVIC DIAPHRAGM. The surface area is between the VULVA and the anus in the female, and between the SCROTUM and the anus in the male.	Perineums
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005402	Fistula	Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.	Fistulas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014522	Urethral Diseases	Pathological processes involving the URETHRA.	Disease, Urethral,Diseases, Urethral,Urethral Disease
D014548	Urinary Fistula	An abnormal passage in any part of the URINARY TRACT between itself or with other organs.	Fistula, Urinary,Fistulas, Urinary,Urinary Fistulas