title: Delayed retropubic urethroplasty of completely transected female membranous urethra.
abstract: Injuries to the female urethra, especially in childhood, are rarely seen with pelvic trauma. Complete transection of the membranous urethra was sustained by a ten-year-old girl in a car accident. A delayed retropubic urethroplasty after suprapubic cystostomy drainage was accomplished. The technique of the repair is described. Delayed repair in a female child is an excellent alternative to primary realignment if a primary repair cannot be accomplished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*