Lower Urinary Tract Injuries Associated with Pelvic Bone Fractures.
- Author:
Chang Sik SHIN
1
;
Young Woo KONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
urinary tract injury;
pelvic bone fracture
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Arm;
Contusions;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Pelvic Bones*;
Rupture;
Urethra;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1982;23(2):221-224
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical study was made on 108 patients with pelvic bone fractures and 37 patients with lower urinary tract injury in the Capital Armed Forces General Hospital during the period of 3 years from January, 1978 to December, 1980. Emphasis was placed on the mechanism of the bladder and urethral injuries. The results were summarized as follows: 1. The most common cause of pelvic bone fractures was traffic accident (88.0%). 2. 37 cases (34.3%) of the pelvic bone fractures were associated with lower urinary tract injuries. These included 17 ruptures of the urethra, 14 bladder injury and 6 bladder and urethral injuries. 3. Among the total bladder injuries (20 cases), we found 14 extraperitoneal ruptures of the bladder. 4 intraperitoneal ruptures and 2 bladder contusion. 4. Among the 23 urethral injuries, membranous urethral injuries were prominent, 19 membranous urethral ruptures and 4 bulbous urethral ruptures.
