A Clinical Observation on Injuries of Genito-urinary Tract.
- Author:
Hee Chung AHN
;
In Soo YU
;
Sang Gun CHOI
;
Kun Won CHOO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
genito-urinary tract injury
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Contusions;
Explosions;
Hospitalization;
Hospitals, Military;
Humans;
Incidence;
Kidney;
Multiple Trauma;
Outpatients;
Ureter;
Urethra;
Urology
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1964;5(2):111-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This is to report a clinical observation on 81 cases of genito-urinary tract injuries treated at the urology service. Capital Army Hospital, during the period from January, 1960 to July, 1963. Of 81 Cases which stood for 0.82% of all genito-urinary out patients, 58 cases (or 71.6%) occurred in the urethra, the most common site of involvement, and 6 cases (or 7.2%) showed multiple injuries. Age ranged between 21 and 10 years with the highest incidence of 58.4% in the ages between 21-25 years. In lateralyzation of injury while the kidney showed nosignificant difference the ureter was more frequently involved in the left than in the right with a ratio of 4:1. Traffic accident was listed as high as 56.9% to be most frequent cause of injury and contusion, fall, gun-shot and explosion were listed less frequently. Of associated major injuries, pelvic fracture was seen in 20 cases (33.9%) and all the urethral injuries were accompanied with injuries to gastro-intestinal tract. Of all cases herein reported, 62.3% of cases were treated surgically and the remaining 37.7%. non-surgically. Surgical intervention was necessary in 33.3% of kidney injury, 100% of ureteral injury, 67.8% of urethral injuries and 40% of genital injuries. Average hospitalization required 20.2 days for renal injury and 67.2 days for urethral injury.
