title: Childhood urethral trauma.
abstract: Urethral trauma in childhood due to external violence other than vehicular accident is discussed. The need for careful, planned management is highlighted by a satisfactory outcome in each of 4 cases, with no incontinence and no persistent urethral stricture. Temporary suprapubic cystostomy in 2 of these children caused no difficulty in the ultimate repair and permitted a more deliberate approach to these diminutive strictures in the pediatric age group.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery