N36.0: Urethral fistula

The urinary passages include the ureters, bladder and urethra. Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via the ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder.

You have an additional passage connecting your urethra to other organs. This passage may go from the urethra into the intestine, other organs or outside the body through the skin. This kind of additional connecting passage may form as a result of an inflammation or injury to the urethra, for example. Fluids may flow into the intestine, out of the body or into other organs through this passage. for example pus or urine. However, feces may also enter the urethra from the intestine through this passage.

This condition can make the ureter and urethra become inflamed. You may also have a high temperature and feel weak. Abdominal pain or diarrhea are also possible.

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