Trauma to the Pelvis: Injuries to the Rectum and Genitourinary Organs

Karen Wu; Joseph A. Posluszny; Jeffrey Branch; Elizabeth Dray; Robert Blackwell; Jessica Hannick; Fred A. Luchette

doi:10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3

Trauma to the Pelvis: Injuries to the Rectum and Genitourinary Organs

Karen Wu, Joseph A. Posluszny, Jeffrey Branch, Elizabeth Dray, Robert Blackwell, Jessica Hannick, Fred A. Luchette^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care Division

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

Abstract

Pelvic trauma is associated with high mortality rates. Blunt pelvic injuries from high-energy mechanisms are often associated with pelvic fractures and injuries to the rectum and genitourinary (GU) tract. In addition, due to close anatomic proximity, penetrating pelvic trauma can injure the bony pelvis, rectum, and GU tract concomitantly. As a result, the assessment and management of pelvic trauma requires a multifaceted approach involving orthopedics, trauma surgery and urology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8-15
Number of pages	8
Journal	Current Trauma Reports
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

Keywords

Bladder injury
Pelvic fracture
Pelvic trauma
Rectal trauma
Ureteral injury
Urethral injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation

Access to Document

10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3

Cite this

@article{f05d760cb88f4537933de37ed44c7742,

title = "Trauma to the Pelvis: Injuries to the Rectum and Genitourinary Organs",

abstract = "Pelvic trauma is associated with high mortality rates. Blunt pelvic injuries from high-energy mechanisms are often associated with pelvic fractures and injuries to the rectum and genitourinary (GU) tract. In addition, due to close anatomic proximity, penetrating pelvic trauma can injure the bony pelvis, rectum, and GU tract concomitantly. As a result, the assessment and management of pelvic trauma requires a multifaceted approach involving orthopedics, trauma surgery and urology.",

keywords = "Bladder injury, Pelvic fracture, Pelvic trauma, Rectal trauma, Ureteral injury, Urethral injury",

author = "Karen Wu and Posluszny, {Joseph A.} and Jeffrey Branch and Elizabeth Dray and Robert Blackwell and Jessica Hannick and Luchette, {Fred A.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, Springer International Publishing AG.",

year = "2015",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "1",

pages = "8--15",

journal = "Current Trauma Reports",

issn = "2198-6096",

publisher = "Springer International Publishing AG",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Trauma to the Pelvis

T2 - Injuries to the Rectum and Genitourinary Organs

AU - Wu, Karen

AU - Posluszny, Joseph A.

AU - Branch, Jeffrey

AU - Dray, Elizabeth

AU - Blackwell, Robert

AU - Hannick, Jessica

AU - Luchette, Fred A.

PY - 2015/3/1

Y1 - 2015/3/1

N2 - Pelvic trauma is associated with high mortality rates. Blunt pelvic injuries from high-energy mechanisms are often associated with pelvic fractures and injuries to the rectum and genitourinary (GU) tract. In addition, due to close anatomic proximity, penetrating pelvic trauma can injure the bony pelvis, rectum, and GU tract concomitantly. As a result, the assessment and management of pelvic trauma requires a multifaceted approach involving orthopedics, trauma surgery and urology.

AB - Pelvic trauma is associated with high mortality rates. Blunt pelvic injuries from high-energy mechanisms are often associated with pelvic fractures and injuries to the rectum and genitourinary (GU) tract. In addition, due to close anatomic proximity, penetrating pelvic trauma can injure the bony pelvis, rectum, and GU tract concomitantly. As a result, the assessment and management of pelvic trauma requires a multifaceted approach involving orthopedics, trauma surgery and urology.

KW - Bladder injury

KW - Pelvic fracture

KW - Pelvic trauma

KW - Rectal trauma

KW - Ureteral injury

KW - Urethral injury

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015743719&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85015743719&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3

DO - 10.1007/s40719-014-0006-3

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:85015743719

SN - 2198-6096

VL - 1

SP - 8

EP - 15

JO - Current Trauma Reports

JF - Current Trauma Reports

IS - 1

ER -

Trauma to the Pelvis: Injuries to the Rectum and Genitourinary Organs

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this