Complete traumatic transection of urethra and vagina in a child

Urethral injury in females is rare in the absence of pelvic fracture. We report a case of a five year-old girl who sustained sharp perineal trauma that resulted in complete transection of both the vagina and urethra. We discuss management and review the literature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bao T. Truong, Mark A. Rich, Hubert S. Swana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616301075