A Clinical Observation on the Injuries of the Genitourinary Tract.
- Author:
Jong Hack LEE
1
;
Dae Soo CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, school of Medicine,Soon-Chun-Hyang College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
genitourinary tract injury
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Kidney;
Nephrectomy;
Pelvic Bones;
Ureter;
Urethra;
Urinary Bladder;
Urology
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1982;23(3):334-338
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A clinical observation was made on the injuring of genitourinary tract of in-patients in the Department of Urology, Soon-Chun-Hyang College Hospital during the period from January. 1977 to December, 1980 for 4 years. There results were as follows; 1. Of 505 cases hospitalized, 86 cases have shown injuries of genitourinary tract, giving a ratio of 17%. 2. The age ranged from 4 to 67 years, and of these cases the favorable ages were those from 11 to 40 years for 73.3%. 3. Traffic accident was the most frequent cause of the injuries it 54.7%. 4. The kidney was involved most frequently (41.9%) and the involvement of the urethra was 27.9%. 5. Nephrectomy was performed in 6 cases (16.7%) of 36 renal injuries. 6. The ureteral injuries were occurred by traffic accident in 1 case and during uterine surgery in 1 case. 7. Six cases of 15 bladder injuries and 14 cases of 24 urethral injuries were accompanied with pelvic bone fracture.
