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Complete bulbar urethral transection with penile fracture after a gunshot injury in a child; a rare and challenging case

Urethral injuries are infrequent, and management is challenging. We present a case of urethral transection associated with a penile fracture following gunshot injury. During the initial exploration complete urethral transection revealed with a bleeding penile fracture. With the use of an antegrade g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: De Silva, Amila, Pramananthan, Sajeevan, Meegoda, Jithmal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8529499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34712585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101888
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Sumario:Urethral injuries are infrequent, and management is challenging. We present a case of urethral transection associated with a penile fracture following gunshot injury. During the initial exploration complete urethral transection revealed with a bleeding penile fracture. With the use of an antegrade guidewire and a catheter, urethral ends aligned, and penile fracture repaired with suturing the tunica albuginea. Post-surgery urethrogram revealed stricture formation at bulbar urethra and detail of a gunshot injury was disclosed. Delayed stricture excision and end-to-end anastomosis was achieved, resulting in satisfactory urethral and penile functions.