LOWER GENITOURINARY TRAUMA

Course overview

TRAUMA IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AROUND THE WORLD. TRAUMA TO THE LOWER GENITOURINARY TRACT PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES AS THERE ARE USUALLY PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY. A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE ANATOMY, INJURIES, TREATMENTS, AND COMPLICATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO MINIMIZE POOR OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ANATOMY OF THE LOWER GENITOURINARY TRACT, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GENITOURINARY INJURIES, THE EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF LOWER GENITOURINARY TRAUMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.