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Traumatic Urethral Injury without Pelvic Fracture in an Adult Female
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Traumatic Urethral Injury without Pelvic Fracture in an Adult Female

Nathan A Bockholt, Kenneth G Nepple, Charles R Powell and Karl J Kreder
TheScientificWorld, Vol.10, pp.308-310
02/17/2010
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.29
PMCID: PMC5763980
PMID: 20191243
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https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.29View
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Abstract

A 23-year-old female was involved in a motor vehicle collision with multiple injuries, including a right acetabular fracture, but no pelvic fracture. Urology consultation was obtained due to difficulty placing a urethral catheter. Examination revealed a longitudinal urethral tear with vaginal laceration extending 2 cm from the urethral meatus proximally toward the bladder neck. The longitudinal urethral tear was repaired primarily. Traumatic female urethral injury in the absence of a pelvic fracture is an exceedingly rare occurrence.
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