A Clinical Observation on Injuries of Genito, Urinary Tract

Park, Chong Chul

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on the Injuries of Genito-Urinary Tract of the in-patient in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital during the period from January, 1968 to September, 1969. The results are as follows. 1) Of 585 cases hospitalized, 69 cases were injury of genitourinary tract, giving a rate of 11.8%. Automobile accident was the most frequent cause of the injury (30.1%) and the next was kick or blow, fall from a height etc. 2) The urethra was involved in injuries in 39.1%. the kidney in 27.6%. the bladder in 14.5% the external genitalia in 10.1% and the ureter in 8.7%. Ureteral injury was all iatrogenic 3) The age ranged from 8 years to 68 years, the most prevalent in the third decade giving a rate of 32.0% and the next in the fourth decade giving a rate of 24.7%. The sex ratio, male to female, was 5:1. 4) Operation was performed only in 3 of I9 renal injuries and in 9 of 10 bladder injuries. Eleven of 27 urethral injuries were accompanied with pelvic bone fracture. No death was observed in this study.