Korean J Urol.
1983 Oct;24(5):867-872.
A Clinical Observation of Urethral INjury
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- 1Department of Urology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- 21 patients of urethral injury was made for diversion of urine by suprapubic cystostomy as initial treatment. In our experience suprapubic cystostomy at the time of injury followed 9-17 weeks later by perineal urethroplasty resulted in a low incidence of complication. The following results were obtained. 1. The most common cause of urethral injury was traffic accident. 2. The most common clinical symptom was external urethral bleeding. 3. Among the 13 cases of complete urethral injury, posterior urethral injury was in 11 cases. 4. Of 7 patients with fractured pelvis most had posteriorurethral injuries, except for 1 case of falling inwhich . the injury involved the anterior urethra. 5. Normal micturation was in 2 cases who were performed suprapubic cystostomy alone. 6. Duration from urethral injury from urethroplasty was 9-17 weeks. 7. Urethral stricture and incontinence after urethroplasty were in 1 case each.
