Advances in Urology
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 615928, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/615928
Clinical Study

Tunneled Tunica Vaginalis Flap for Recurrent Urethrocutaneous Fistulae

Jonathan C. Routh,1 James J. Wolpert,2 and Yuri Reinberg2

1Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
2Division of Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Surgical Associates, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA

Received 19 April 2008; Accepted 11 August 2008

Academic Editor: Miroslav L. Djordjevic

Copyright © 2008 Jonathan C. Routh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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