Open AccessDiagnosis and Management of Pediatric Urethral Injuries
Author(s) -
Renate Pichler,
Helga Fritsch,
Viktor Skradski,
Wolfgang Horninger,
Barbara Schlenck,
Peter Rehder,
Josef Oswald
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000336291
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , suprapubic cystostomy , urethra , complication , incidence (geometry) , pelvic fracture , gold standard (test) , urethral stricture , general surgery , pelvis , radiology , physics , optics
The incidence of urethral injuries in children is rare due to the fact that the urethra is short, mobile and protected by the pubic bone. The management of urethral trauma in childhood remains controversial because of the limited expertise of most urologists.
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