Urology
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 728-729 , March 2011

Multiple Circumferential Urethrocutaneous Fistulae as a Rare Complication of Circumcision and Review of Literature

  • Ahmet Ali Sancaktutar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Necmettin Pembegül

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Yaşar Bozkurt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Bayram Kolcu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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  • Abdulkadir Tepeler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu Health Ministry Hospital, Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Abdulkadir Tepeler, M.D., Department of Urology, Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu Health Ministry Hospital, Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Received 1 April 2010 ,Accepted 9 June 2010.

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PII: S0090-4295(10)00792-2

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.06.005

Urology
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 728-729 , March 2011