Female Urethral Injuries Associated with Pelvic Fractures
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Female Urethral Injuries Associated with Pelvic Fractures
Injury to female urethra due to pelvic fracture is less common than that for similar injuries in males (0-6% vs 10% in males), likely as the result of greater mobility, relatively protected and shorter length of the urethra in females. Inability to void, urinary incontinence through vagina, haematuria or blood at the introitus in the setting of pelvic trauma should make one suspicious of an ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Trauma & Treatment
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2167-1222
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1222.1000126