title: Complete disruption of the female urethra.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a rare condition of complete rupture of the bladder neck with an anterior vaginal laceration secondary to blunt pelvic trauma in a 19-year-old woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  Management consisted of a suprapubic cystostomy, followed by end-to-end anastomosis 3 days later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After 6 months, the patient is continent without any urinary disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan. tkyma4@mx2.nisq.net
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mugiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Un-no
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003559:Cystostomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery