Preliminary communication

Injuries to lower urinary tract (urinary bladder and urethra)

Antun Tucak
Hrvoje Kuveždić
Josip Galić
Nikica Perić

Abstract

During 18 months of war in the Osijek region there were 22 urinary bladder lesions, wich makes 19.10% of all urogenital injuries (142). Six lesions were extra- and 16 intraperitoneal, all combined with other, mostly abdominal injuries. There were also 4 urethral injuries, 2 of them with pelvic fracture. Bladder injuries require immediate treatment, whereas the treatment of the urthral injuries be postponed.

Keywords

urinary tract; injury

Hrčak ID:

193135

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/193135

Publication date:

1.12.1994.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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