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False passage

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(Surg.) an unnatural passage leading off from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.

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Complications encountered during the early postoperative period include bleeding, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, wound dehiscence, apnea with hypotension, and false passage.
Airway obstruction by granulation tissue within a fenestrated ... by Reidy, Patrick / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Care should be taken not to break the thin medial bulla wall and thereby create a false passage.
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