Abstract

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF MALE URETHRAL INJURY: A SHORT REVIEW

*Kumar Rajeev, Gupta A. K., Sharma P. K., Shashi Prabha

Abstract

Urethral injuries are uncommon and usually occurs in men.1 It arise from a variety of different insults, ranging from external violence to urethral instrumentation. Most result from blunt trauma, with penetrating injuries. The male urethra is anatomically subdivided into anterior and posterior segments at the level of the urogenital diaphragm2. Posterior urethral injury usually occurs as a result of pelvic fracture. It is said about 10-15% of cases of fractured pelvis3. Anterior urethral injuries usually occur due to straddle type fall. Certain clinical signs and symptoms will point the clinician toward a possible urethral injury like blood at the meatus. inability to urinate, full bladder etc. Once the presence of a urethral injury has been diagnosed, the injury may be subclassified according to well-defined radiographic findings. Management of all type of urethral injuries are different which is discussed in this article.

Keywords: Urethral Injury, pelvic fracture.