Urogenital trauma Dr.N.Sridharan , Urologist
Urogenital trauma Dr.N.Sridharan , Urologist . Sabah Al Ahmad Urology Center. Urogenital trauma. External trauma Iatrogenic injury. Urogenital trauma. Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra External genitalia. External trauma. Mechanism of Injury Clinical symptoms and signs
Urogenital trauma Dr.N.Sridharan , Urologist
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Urogenital traumaDr.N.Sridharan, Urologist Sabah Al Ahmad Urology Center
Urogenital trauma • External trauma • Iatrogenic injury
Urogenital trauma • Kidney • Ureter • Bladder • Urethra • External genitalia
External trauma • Mechanism of Injury • Clinical symptoms and signs • Investigations / Imaging • Grading system • Management
Great Foley debate • When to insert a Foley catheter • When NOT to insert a Foley catheter
External trauma • 4 – 10 % of accident patients coming to Emergency room(ER) will have Urogenital trauma. • More than 80 % - managed conservatively.
External trauma • Kidney – 67% • Ureter – 1% • Bladder –22% • Urethra – 3% • External genitalia – 7%
Kidney Injury • Blunt trauma (90 – 95 %) • Road traffic accidents • Fall from height • Assault • Penetrating injury – upper abdomen or lower chest • Stab wounds • Gun shot wounds
Mechanism of Injury • High velocity impact ( Acceleration injury) • Contusion • Hematoma • Laceration • Deceleration injury • Renal artery thrombosis • Renal vein disruption • Renal pedicle avulsion
When do you suspect Renal Injury • Trauma to back / flank / lower thorax / upper abdomen • Flank pain / Hematuria • Ecchymosis over the flanks • Suddendeceleration / Fallfromheight. • Lumbar transverse process # / lowrib #
Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures • Abdominal organ injuries - 47% • Kidney: 1/3 • Liver: 1/3 • Spleen: 1/4 Lumbar transverse process fractures: a sentinel marker of abdominal organ injuries. Injury. 31:773; 2000. Miller et al.
Clinical symptoms and signs • First sample of urine post trauma is important • Frank Haematuria - very significant • Microscopic haematuria – more than 5 RBCs/hpf
ABCDE A - airway with cervical spine protection B - breathing C - circulation and control of external bleeding D - disability or neurologic status E - exposure (undress) and temperature control ( American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, 1997 ).
Imaging required • Gross haematuria- Blunt trauma • Microscopic Haematuria • Blunt trauma + Systolic BP below 90 mm Hg • Penetrating injury with any haematuria • Paediatric patients with any haematuria • Absence of hematuria but high clinical index of suspicion of renal injury • Rapid deceleration injury • Lower rib # • Transverse process # • Loss of psoas shadow
Imaging of choice • CT Abdomen and pelvis with Contrast • CT films in first 2-3 minutes after contrast injection • Delayed CT at 10 minutes to study for collecting system , pelvis and ureter • CT cystogram if bladder injury suspected
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Severity Scale for the Kidney[*] * Data drawn from Moore EE, Shackford SR, Pachter HL, et al: Organ injury scaling: Spleen, liver, and kidney. J Trauma 1989;29:1664-1666
Organ Injury Severity Scale • Validated: Journal of Trauma, 2001 • Predicts the need for surgery • Need for surgery ; nephrectomy rates: • Grade I: 0 ; 0% • Grade II: 15 ; 0% • Grade III: 76 ; 3% • Grade IV: 78 ; 9% • Grade V: 93 ; 86% Santucci et al. Validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma OrganInjurySeverityScale for the Kidney. J Trauma; 50:195-200; 2001.
Renal Trauma CT Findings – Major Trauma • Urinary extravasationmedial to kidney • Suggests UPJ avulsion or renal pelvic injury • Hematoma medial to kidney, displacing kidney laterally • Suggests pedicle injury • Lack of contrast enhancement of kidney • Suggests arterial injury
In unstable patients During laparotomy - Significant retroperitoneal haematoma • Patient unstable even after intraperitoneal bleed managed. • Pulsatile /Expanding retroperitoneal haematoma • “Single-shot” intraoperative IVP (2cc/kg IV contrast) • Single film taken 10 minutes after IV injection
Intra operative one shot IVP • Confirms existence of other kidney • Highly specific for urinary extravasation • Allows safe avoidance of renal exploration in 32% (Morey et al 1999)
Management • Conservative in more than 80 – 90 % of cases. • Grade I – III • Grade IV : +/- • Strict bed rest • Monitor vital signs • Serial haematocrit measurement • Follow up ultrasound / CT scan • Ambulation allowed only after gross haematuria settles
Grade III Renal Injury Plain CT Contrast CT Reconstruction
Renal Injury – Conservative management Gr III Renal Injury 4 weeks later
Indications for surgery • Absolute indications • evidence of persistent renal bleeding ( > 2 units / day) • expanding perirenal hematoma • pulsatileperirenal hematoma • Relative indications • urinary extravasation • nonviable tissue (more than 20 %) • delayed diagnosis of arterial injury • segmental arterial injury • incomplete staging • Most penetrating / Gun shot injury ( McAninch et al, 1991 ).
Renal exploration • ALWAYS midline abdominal incision • Inspection of intra abdominal organs and bowel by the surgeons – FIRST STEP
Early renal vessel Isolation • Expose the aorta in the mid retroperitoneum • Secure the renal vessel with a tape • Open Gerota’s fascia lateral to colon afterwards • Renal salvage rate - 88 %. McAninch and associates (1991)
Principles of renal reconstruction after trauma • Complete renal exposure • Débridement of nonviable tissue • Hemostasis by individual suture ligation of bleeding vessels • Watertight closure of the collecting system • Coverage or approximation of the parenchymal defect
Renal Trauma Technique of Renal Reconstruction
URETER – Mechanism of injury • External trauma – Rare (<20 %) • Iatrogenic (common – 80%) • Almost always associated intra abdominal organ injuries • Stab wounds/Gun shot wounds • Blunt – very rare - rapid deceleration injury - esp. in falls - in children (UPJ avulsion)
Location Varies depending on mode of injury • External trauma – Upper -39% Mid – 31% Lower-30% • Blunt – UPJ • Iatrogenic – Distal ureter
Diagnosis - clinical IMMEDIATE • Hematuria – unreliable sign Present in only 50% of ureteral trauma • Blunt – suspect in hyperextension or decelaration injury, esp in children,fall from height
Delayed presentation • Prolonged ileus • Fever/Sepsis • Persistant flank/abdo pain/mass • Urine leak,prolonged drain output • Anuria,raised renal parameters
High index of suspicion • Low threshold for imaging • Delayed diagnosis = Increased complications
Diagnosis in Penetrating Inj- Imaging • IVP 1 shot IVP unreliable (accuracy 38%) Complete IVP (accuracy 61%) UCNA Feb 2006 • Retrograde Pyelogram (RGP) Sensitive and specific Limited use in acute setting • CT – Insufficient data (BJU 2004)
Grading – AAST Grade Type of Injury Description of Injury I Hematoma Contusion or hematoma without devascularisation II Laceration <50% transection III Laceration >50% transection IV Laceration Complete transection with less than 2cm devascularisation V Laceration Avulsion with more than 2cm devascularisation (Advance one Grade for bilateral – uptoGr III)
Management of Penetrating inj • Minimal Contusion – Ureteric stent • Severe Contusion – Segmental excision & Uretero-ureterostomy
Management of Penetrating inj • Delayed • PCN -> Antegrade stent • Retrograde stent often unsuccessful • Urinomas • PCN
Blunt trauma • CT with delayed films diagnostic • Medial perirenalextravasation • Unopacified ureter • Intact renal parenchyma • Lack of perirenal (lateral) hematoma
Management of blunt trauma • UPJ common, followed by upper ureter • Partial – Primary repair + ureteric stent • Complete – Ureteropyelostomy/UU
Management in unstable patient • Delay ureteric repair until stable • Ureteric ligation and PCN • Ureterostomy
Ureteral Injuries – Surgical options • Upper and mid ureter • Ureteroureterostomy • Trans ureteroureterostomy ( TUU) • Boari flap • Auto transplantation • Ileal Ureter • Distal ureter - Ureteroneocystostomy - Psoas hitch
Principles of Ureteral repair • Mobilise ureter – care on preserving adventitia • Debridement of nonviable tissue to a bleeding edge • Spatulated, tension free, water tight anastomosis