Two Cases of Urethral Injury in Girls Without Pelvic Bone Fracture.
- Author:
Sang Hoon BACK
1
;
Jae Seog HYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Gyeungsang National University, College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Young female;
Urethral injury;
Blunt trauma
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Female*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Pelvic Bones*;
Rupture
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1999;40(1):113-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Urethral injury secondary to blunt trauma in the boys is fairly common occurrence, its diagnosis and management are well documented. Due to the low incidence of urethral injury in girls, there is no settled method of diagnosis and management. In this report, the clinical course of 2 young female patients with complete traumatic rupture of the uretha was evaluated in an effort to propose guide lines for the investigation and initial management of this unusual injury.
