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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.
Care should be taken not to break the thin medial bulla wall and thereby create a false passage.
 
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