title: Traumatic complete urethral disruption: the West Virginia experience.
abstract: Type III complete urethral disruption is an uncommon injury that occurs primarily in male patients with pelvic trauma. Herein we present our results from management of this condition. Management should initially be conservative with a catheter placement in all cases. Full return of urinary function was noted in all patients managed endoscopically, and in 1 of 3 of patients managed with open urethroplasty. Erectile function was preserved in 2 of 3 of patients managed with endoscopic repair, and in none of the patients managed with open urethroplasty. The most common surgical urologic complication was traumatic urethral stricture.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, WVU, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Talug
authors.forename: Elizabeth T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davalos
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaslau
authors.forename: Stanley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kandzari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods; D014903:West Virginia; D055815:Young Adult