Traumatic avulsion of female urethra: a case report
Abstract
Traumatic female urethral avulsion in the absence of a pelvic fracture is an exceedingly rare entity. We report a case of 26 years old lady with crescentic tear of anterior urethra from pubic symphysis. Management consisted of primary urethral repair.
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