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Development of a Leaking Urachal Fistula in A BPH Patient with Recurrent Acute Urinary Retention: A Case Report

O. C. Amu
University of Nigeria, Nigeria
E. A. Affusim
Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria
U. U. Nnadozie
Federal University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
B. U. Eze
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
* Corresponding author
DOI icon 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.5.1053

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Submitted 2021-09-08
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FE is a 65yr old retired civil servant who developed lower urinary tract symptoms associated with recurrent acute urinary retentions relieved each time by urethral catheterization. In one episode he started leaking urine from the umbilicus. A fistulogram outlined an irregular fistulous cavity in the lower anterior abdominal wall. Patient had excision of the fistulous tract and communication with bladder sealed. He had uneventful post operative recovery and is being worked up for open simple prostatectomy for his large prostate.

Keywords: Benign prostate hyperplasia, fistula repair, leaking urachal fistula

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