Patients with pelvic fracture urethral distraction injuries may benefit from early endoscopic realignment. Realignment is associated with a low risk of immediate complications and has a high success rate for achieving catheter placement. Review of over thirty studies assessing for subsequent urethral stenosis, including at least a dozen that directly compare realignment to suprapubic diversion along, conclude that there is a benefit averaging at least 35% in favor of realignment. Furthermore, realignment may result in easier subsequent urethroplasty and possibly shorter stenoses.
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November 2024
Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital de la Conception, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Serviço de Gastrenterologia e Hepatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.
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October 2024
Department of Surgery, Urology Division, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara / Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia.
Background: The management of pediatric patients afflicted with pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) remains a topic of ongoing debate and controversy within the realm of urology. There is persistent discourse concerning the optimal timing for intervention, specifically between immediate primary realignment (PR) and delayed urethroplasty via suprapubic cystostomy (SCDU). This study was undertaken with the objective of conducting a systematic review of the existing body of evidence, with a focus on comparing the outcomes associated with PR and SCDU as interventions for PFUI among pediatric population.
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November 2024
Department of Urology, University of Washington, School of Medicine and Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States. Electronic address:
Pelvic fracture (PF) is a rare emergency, which led to pelvic fracture urethral injury (PFUI) in 1.6% to 25% of cases. Urethral injury assessment requires a thorough analysis of the initial injury history and imaging that combine cystourethrography acutely, repeat urethral imaging as well as adjunctive use of MRI in the follow-up period.
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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