Genitourinary trauma

Question 1

List 5 clinical indicators of genito-urinary trauma

Answer 1

• Pain - abdo, pelvis, flank, back
• Urinary retention
• Penile or scrotal ecchymosis
• Gross haematuria
• Blood at meatus

Question 2

List 3 signs of fractured penis. What structure is injured?

Answer 2

Rupture of the corpus callosum -> tearing of the tunica albuginea

1. Slowly progressive penile haematoma
2. “Snapping sound” -> pain and detumescence
3. “Eggplant” deformity