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World Journal of Urology
Published in: World Journal of Urology 2/2007

01-04-2007 | Review

Urinary tract injuries in patients with multiple trauma

Authors: Hossein Tezval, Mohammad Tezval, Christoph von Klot, Thomas R. Herrmann, Klaus Dresing, Udo Jonas, Martin Burchardt

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

This article mainly reviews urinary tract injuries in patients with multiple trauma. Approximately 10% of all traumatic injuries resulting from an external force will involve the genitourinary system. The article discusses mechanisms of injury, diagnosis, and therapeutical approaches for renal, ureteral, bladder, and urethral trauma. Due to the complexity of such injuries—despite several attempts to provide a standard strategy in trauma patients with urinary tract involvement—an individual and patient-specific-therapeutic approach is mandatory in most cases. However, the availability of classified guidelines may help the surgeon to reach the most accurate decision. Because of the similarity of American and European guidelines on urological trauma, this article adapts injury severity scales and classification from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
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Metadata
Title
Urinary tract injuries in patients with multiple trauma
Authors
Hossein Tezval
Mohammad Tezval
Christoph von Klot
Thomas R. Herrmann
Klaus Dresing
Udo Jonas
Martin Burchardt
Publication date
01-04-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Urology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-007-0154-y

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