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- Title
Urethral Injuries: Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Critical Care and Trauma Clinicians.
- Authors
Patel, Anish B.; Osterberg, E. Charles; Satarasinghe, Praveen N.; Wenzel, Jessica L.; Akbani, Sabah T.; Sahi, Saad L.; Emigh, Brent J.; Wolf Jr., J. Stuart; Brown, Carlos V. R.
- Abstract
Urologic trauma is a well-known cause of urethral injury with a range of management recommendations. Retrograde urethrogram remains the preferred initial diagnostic modality to evaluate a suspected urethral injury. The management thereafter varies based on mechanism of injury. Iatrogenic urethral injury is often caused by traumatic catheterization and is best managed by an attempted catheterization performed by an experienced clinician or suprapubic catheter to maximize urinary drainage. Penetrating trauma, most commonly associated with gunshot wounds, can cause either an anterior and/or posterior urethral injury and is best treated with early operative repair. Blunt trauma, most commonly associated with straddle injuries and pelvic fractures, can be treated with either early primary endoscopic realignment or delayed urethroplasty after suprapubic cystostomy. With any of the above injury patterns and treatment options, a well thought out and regimented follow-up with a urologist is of utmost importance for accurate assessment of outcomes and appropriate management of complications.
- Subjects
MEDICAL personnel; CRITICAL care medicine; PENETRATING wounds; CYSTOSTOMY; BLUNT trauma; URINARY catheterization; GUNSHOT wounds
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 4, p1495
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm12041495