Urethro-cavernosal-spongiosal fistula after intralesional mitomycin C for recurrent urethral stricture disease

Abstract

Intralesional mitomycin C after direct visual internal urethrotomy for recurrent urethral stricture disease in patients suboptimal for open urethroplasty is an established option. We report a case of urethro-cavernosal-spongiosal fistula after intralesional mitomycin C into an area of previous dorsal inlay urethroplasty. The patient presented with pus draining from the urethral meatus ten days after treatment. Sterile abscesses developed within the corporal and spongious bodies, draining freely into the urethra. Complete spontaneous healing followed short-term transurethral catheterization and antibiotic prophylaxis.

Keywords

• Mitomycin C
• Urethro-cavernosal fistula
• Urethral stricture
• Complication