Traumatic urethral transection

Case contributed by Saeed Soltany Hosn
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Direct trauma to the penis

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male

Retrograde urethrogram (RUG)

Fluoroscopy

Radiograph from a retrograde (ascending) urethrogram shows transection of the urethra at the level of the urogenital diaphragm. Contrast extravasates into adjacent tissues and intravasates into the pelvic veins.

Case Discussion

Radiograph from a retrograde (ascending) urethrogram shows transection of the urethra at the level of the urogenital diaphragm. Contrast extravasates into adjacent tissues and intravasates into the pelvic veins.

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