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Volume 4 Issue 2 (March - April, 2016)

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A CLINICAL STUDY AND MANAGEMENT OF PELVIC VISCERAL INJURIES IN PELVIC TRAUMA
N L Eshwar Prasad, D Prashanth

Background: Pelvic injuries are common in civilian and battlefield settings leading to major and prolonged hospitalization. Aim: This study includes evaluation of the problem of pelvic visceral injuries in blunt and penetrating pelvic trauma, the commonly injured viscera and their initial and definitive management. Materials and methods: Total of 48patients patients who sustained blunt / penetrating pelvic injury, admitted in department of General surgery for a period of 27 months. Results: Most common mode of blunt injury is motor vehicle accident/road traffic accident and men within the age group of 20 to 40 yrs are most commonly injured. Pelvic fracture (88.8%) is the most common injury associated with blunt trauma to pelvis than pelvic visceral injuries (37.7%). Posterior urethral rupture (17.5%) is the most common associated pelvic visceral injury in pelvic fracture and rectal injury (2.5%) is the least common. Conclusions: Although pelvic fractures may result in prolonged hospitalization and can be a cause of extended disability. It is an infrequent cause of mortality.
Key words: Pelvic injuries, pelvic visceral injuries, Posterior urethral rupture, Rectal injury.

 
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