Genitourinary Trauma

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Chapter 16 - Genitourinary Trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2019

E. Liang Liu

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Alex Koyfman and

Brit Long

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Alex Koyfman: Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brit Long: Affiliation:
San Antonio Military Medical Center

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The genitourinary (GU) system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, penis, scrotum, and female genitalia. Of the 27.7 million patients per year presenting to emergency departments (ED) for traumatic injury, about 10% of these traumas primarily involve the GU system, and another 10–15% of patients with abdominal trauma will have GU injuries as well.1 GU trauma patients are predominantly young (80% less than the age of 45 years) and male (85% of all patients).2 Delays or missed diagnosis of GU trauma can result in increased morbidity and mortality due to preventable complications with long term consequences.3

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Information: The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook , pp. 232 - 248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108647397.017 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2019

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