Fistules urethrales apres circumcision [a propos de 15 cas]

Circumcision is mostly performed in traditional way by barbers [90% of cases] accidents are unusual and may occur when inexperienced barbers do it. During last ten years, we just observed 15 cases of urethral fistula following circumcision. In 12 cases, the lesion was small, 2 to 3 mm. localized at balano-preputial segment; in two cases fistula was larger, .5 mm, and considered like traumatic hypospadius and in one case the striction around the glans was so deep that conservative surgery was impossible. In all cases but one conservative surgery was successful