Citation

Padilla-Fernandez B, Diaz-Alferez FJ, Garcia-Garcia MA, Herrero-Polo M, Velasquez-Saldarriaga JF, Lorenzo-Gomez MF. Clin. Med. Insights Case Rep. 2012; 5: 123-128.

Affiliation

Department of Urology, University Hospital of Salamanca. University of Salamanca, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Libertas Academica)

DOI

10.4137/CCRep.S10234

PMID

23066348

Abstract

Pelvic-abdominal injuries caused by goring are serious lesions which require rapid diagnosis and urgent treatment in the context of a polytraumatized patient. The simultaneous rupture of both the bladder and the prostatic-membranous urethra occurs in 10%-29% of males with pelvic fractures but bladder neck injuries in adults are rarer. Unstable pelvic fractures, bilateral fractures of the ischiopubic branches (also referred to as fractures from falling astride) and the diastasis of the pubic symphysis are those that have the greatest likelihood of injuring both the posterior urethra and the bladder. We present a case of perineal bull horn injury with muscle laceration, bone fractures, scrotal avulsion and rupture of the bladder neck involving the right ureter which required two operations to be repaired.

Language: en