Urethral injury and
urethral caruncle
Dr. Prakash Patel
INTRODUCTION
 10- 20 % of all poly trauma patients
 Life threatening injuries first but DON’T neglect GU
trauma.
 Long term morbidity
 Impotence
 Incontinence
CLASSIFIICATION
 Upper urinary tract
 Kidney
 Ureters
 Lower urinary tracts
 Bladder
 Urethra
 External genitalia
Urethral Trauma
 10% in male with pelvic fracture
 6% in female with pelvic fracture
 60% due to blunt trauma
 40% due to penetrating and itrogenic.
ANATOMY
ANATOMY
ANATOMY
 In males, the urethra is divided into the proximal
(posterior) segment and the distal (anterior) segment by
urogenital diaphragm.
 The posterior urethra is further divided into membranous
(sphincteric) and prostatic segments. About 3 cm long.
CLASSIFICATION
 Posterior urethral injuries>> most commonly related to
major blunt trauma and major falls, and most of such
cases are accompanied by pelvic fractures.
 Anterior urethral injuries>> most commonly related to
blunt trauma to the perineum( straddle injuries)
 Posterior urethra – fixed at both- urogenital diaphragm
and
puboprostatic ligament
 So bulbo membranous junction is more vulnerable to
injury
ETIOLOGY
 Blunt trauma
 Penetrating trauma
 Iatrogenic trauma (Difficult catheterisation)
EXAMINATION
 TRIANGLE OF –
Blood at meatus
Inability to urinate
Palpable full bladder
 Other findings – On Per rectal examinations
High riding of prostate
Butter fly perineal Haematoma
 First detected at emergency dept when a urethral catheter cannot be
placed.
 In female – Vulval oedema
Blood at vaginal introitus.
POSTERIOR URETHRAL INJURIES
 other Clinical Features :
Gross haematuria in 98%
Pelvic/ Supra pubic tenderness
Penile/ scrotal/perineal haematoma
ill- defined mass on rectal examination.
DIAGNOSIS
Retreograde Urethrogram
Retrograde Urethrogram
 When blood at meatus >> an immediate Retrograde
urethrogram >> to rule out urethral injury
 Pre test KUB film
 Supine position 30 degree ( oblique / lateral decubitus
position)
 Injection of 25ml of contrast medium
 X-ray when 10 ml left and after 25ml
 Post- voiding X- ray.
INTERPRETATION
 Contrast extravasation+ Contrast in bladder >>>>>
PARTIAL TEAR.
 Contrast extravasation only >>>>> COMPLETE TEAR.
Partial Tear
Complete tear
Urethroscopy
 Urethroscopy is done In female patient with suspected
urethral injury to direct inspection of urethra.
MANAGEMENT
 Initial Management
SUPRA PUBIC CYSTOSTOMY
Management
 IF patient is stable
 Partial tear
 Careful passage of 12-14Fr. Foley.
 If any resistance : Surgery
 Complete tear:
 Supra pubic catheter + Surgery.
 Surgery = Primary endoscopic alignment and delayed repair(10 -14
days) or late primary closure ( > 3 month )
 Early urethral repair is not recommended because of risk of
haemorrhage and infection.
 When urethral catheter is removed after 4-6 weeks after
surgery
keep supra pubic catheter in situ
because there is chances of development of
stricture at the site of anastomosis or injury .
 If patient voids satisfactorily through urethra >> supra
pubic catheter can be removed after 7-14 days .
URETHRAL STRICTURE
 Partial ( < 1cm ) – endoscopic repair (
Direct vision internal urethrotomy )
Complete ( long segment >1cm ) -
urethroplasty
COMPLEX INJURIES
 In case of female urethral disruption
Immediate primary repair OR
At least urethral re alignment over catheter
to avoid subsequent urethrovaginal fistuala
 Delayed reconstruction is difficult in female because-
too short urethra (4 cm )
Scarring makes surgery difficult.
Delayed Reconstruction.
 Prior to reconstruction – Retrograde urethrogram
Voiding cystourethrogram
to define length of obliterated urethra
 Cysto urethroscopy also done
 Reconstruction surgery - Posterior urethroplasty through
perineal approach
COMPLICATIONS
 Stricture
 Incontinance
 Impotence
Outcome and Prognosis
 Men with urethral injuries have an excellent prognosis
when managed correctly.
 Problems arise if urethral injury is unrecognised and the
urethra is further damaged by attempts at blind
catheterisation.
 In those cases, further reconstruction may be
compromised and recurrent stricture rates rise.
Foley Catheter
 NO if you suspect a urethral injury
 When to suspect urethral injuries:
Pelvic # or Gross haematuria
 Danger to convert partial into complete
 NEVER REMOVE A FOLEY WHEN YOU SUSPECT A PARTIAL
TEAR AFTERWARDS.
 ANY coloured urine other than yellow >>>> It’s BLOOD
until proven otherwise.
Anterior Urethra
 More common than posterior
 Bulbous injury is the most common urethral injury.
 Direct trauma ( Straddle –type)
 Usually NO pelvic #
 Blood at meatus
 Unable to micturate
 Penile / Scrotal / Perineal
Contusion
Haematoma
Fluid collection.
Anterior Urethral Rupture
Sleeve Haematoma
Butterfly Haematoma
MANAGEMENT
 NO Foley if injury suspected
 Retrograde Urethrogram
 Surgical treatment
Urethral caruncle
URETHRAL CARUNCLE
 Benign, distal urethral lesion.
 Most commonly found in post menopausal women
 Resembles various urethral lesions like
Carcinoma
Urethral diverticulum
Urethral Prolapse
Periurethral gland abscess
 Originates from posterior lip of urethra.
 Fleshy outgrowth of distal urethral mucosa
 Usually small but can be grow to 1cm or more in diameter
Epidemiology
 Common in elderly post menopausal women
 Rare in pre and peri menopausal women
 Urethral prolapse is similar in appearance
 But prolapse is circumferential while caruncles are focal
lesion
 Prolapse may occur in any age but caruncle almost
exclusively in post menopausal women
Relevant Anatomy
 Female urethra 4-5 cm long
 Distally -Lined by non keratinised stratified squamous
epithelium
 Proximally – Transitional epithelium
 Outer layer –smooth muscle fibres and vasculature.
Pathophysiology
 Postmenopausal women >> Oestrogen deficiency
>> Urogenital atrophy >> Distal urethral Prolapse
>> Development of urethral caruncle >> chronic
irritation of exposed urethral mucosa >> growth ,
Haemorrhage , necrosis of lesion.
PRESENTATION
 Mostly asymptomatic
 Incidentally noted on pelvic examination
 May be painful and associated with dysuria.
 May be present with bleeding per urethra.
ON EXAMINATION
 Pink or reddish exophytic lesion at urethral meatus
 Sometime purple or black due to secondary thrombosis
MANAGEMENT
CONSERVATIVE
 Hot sitz bath
 Topical estrogen ointments
 Topical anti inflammatory drugs
SURGICAL - Excixion and biopsy
 In patient with large symptomatic lesions
 In whom conservative therapy fails
 Uncertain diagnosis
Laboratory Examinations
 Urine R/M – To rule out UTI
 Histopahtological examination if diagnosis is uncertain
 CYSTOSCOPY – to rule out another causes of haematuria
To rule out urinary bladder pathology
HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS
 Microscopically – Bed of granulation tissue covered by
either squamous or transitional epithelium.
Inflammatory infiltrate is common.
Intraoperative Details
 Excision and Biopsy
 First perform cystourethroscopy to rule out urinary
bladder and urethral abnormalities
 Place Foley catheter.
 Use stay sutures in the epithelium to prevent mucosal
retraction and meatal stenosis.
 Excise the lesion.
 Oversew the edges with 3-0 or 4-0 absorbable sutures
ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUE
 developed by Park and Cho
 Base of the caruncle is ligated , allowing it to slough off
after 1-2 weeks
 technique requires neither anaesthesia nor analgesia.
POSTOPERATIVE
 A Foley catheter may be left in place for 1-2 days to allow
healing of urethral mucosa.
COMPLICATIONS
 Meatal stenosis
 Urethral stricture.
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    Urethral injury and urethralcaruncle Dr. Prakash Patel
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    INTRODUCTION  10- 20% of all poly trauma patients  Life threatening injuries first but DON’T neglect GU trauma.  Long term morbidity  Impotence  Incontinence
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    CLASSIFIICATION  Upper urinarytract  Kidney  Ureters  Lower urinary tracts  Bladder  Urethra  External genitalia
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    Urethral Trauma  10%in male with pelvic fracture  6% in female with pelvic fracture  60% due to blunt trauma  40% due to penetrating and itrogenic.
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    ANATOMY  In males,the urethra is divided into the proximal (posterior) segment and the distal (anterior) segment by urogenital diaphragm.  The posterior urethra is further divided into membranous (sphincteric) and prostatic segments. About 3 cm long.
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    CLASSIFICATION  Posterior urethralinjuries>> most commonly related to major blunt trauma and major falls, and most of such cases are accompanied by pelvic fractures.  Anterior urethral injuries>> most commonly related to blunt trauma to the perineum( straddle injuries)
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     Posterior urethra– fixed at both- urogenital diaphragm and puboprostatic ligament  So bulbo membranous junction is more vulnerable to injury
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    ETIOLOGY  Blunt trauma Penetrating trauma  Iatrogenic trauma (Difficult catheterisation)
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    EXAMINATION  TRIANGLE OF– Blood at meatus Inability to urinate Palpable full bladder  Other findings – On Per rectal examinations High riding of prostate Butter fly perineal Haematoma  First detected at emergency dept when a urethral catheter cannot be placed.  In female – Vulval oedema Blood at vaginal introitus.
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    POSTERIOR URETHRAL INJURIES other Clinical Features : Gross haematuria in 98% Pelvic/ Supra pubic tenderness Penile/ scrotal/perineal haematoma ill- defined mass on rectal examination.
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    Retrograde Urethrogram  Whenblood at meatus >> an immediate Retrograde urethrogram >> to rule out urethral injury  Pre test KUB film  Supine position 30 degree ( oblique / lateral decubitus position)  Injection of 25ml of contrast medium  X-ray when 10 ml left and after 25ml  Post- voiding X- ray.
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    INTERPRETATION  Contrast extravasation+Contrast in bladder >>>>> PARTIAL TEAR.  Contrast extravasation only >>>>> COMPLETE TEAR.
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    Urethroscopy  Urethroscopy isdone In female patient with suspected urethral injury to direct inspection of urethra.
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    Management  IF patientis stable  Partial tear  Careful passage of 12-14Fr. Foley.  If any resistance : Surgery  Complete tear:  Supra pubic catheter + Surgery.  Surgery = Primary endoscopic alignment and delayed repair(10 -14 days) or late primary closure ( > 3 month )  Early urethral repair is not recommended because of risk of haemorrhage and infection.
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     When urethralcatheter is removed after 4-6 weeks after surgery keep supra pubic catheter in situ because there is chances of development of stricture at the site of anastomosis or injury .  If patient voids satisfactorily through urethra >> supra pubic catheter can be removed after 7-14 days .
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    URETHRAL STRICTURE  Partial( < 1cm ) – endoscopic repair ( Direct vision internal urethrotomy ) Complete ( long segment >1cm ) - urethroplasty
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    COMPLEX INJURIES  Incase of female urethral disruption Immediate primary repair OR At least urethral re alignment over catheter to avoid subsequent urethrovaginal fistuala  Delayed reconstruction is difficult in female because- too short urethra (4 cm ) Scarring makes surgery difficult.
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    Delayed Reconstruction.  Priorto reconstruction – Retrograde urethrogram Voiding cystourethrogram to define length of obliterated urethra  Cysto urethroscopy also done  Reconstruction surgery - Posterior urethroplasty through perineal approach
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    Outcome and Prognosis Men with urethral injuries have an excellent prognosis when managed correctly.  Problems arise if urethral injury is unrecognised and the urethra is further damaged by attempts at blind catheterisation.  In those cases, further reconstruction may be compromised and recurrent stricture rates rise.
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    Foley Catheter  NOif you suspect a urethral injury  When to suspect urethral injuries: Pelvic # or Gross haematuria  Danger to convert partial into complete  NEVER REMOVE A FOLEY WHEN YOU SUSPECT A PARTIAL TEAR AFTERWARDS.  ANY coloured urine other than yellow >>>> It’s BLOOD until proven otherwise.
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    Anterior Urethra  Morecommon than posterior  Bulbous injury is the most common urethral injury.  Direct trauma ( Straddle –type)  Usually NO pelvic #  Blood at meatus  Unable to micturate  Penile / Scrotal / Perineal Contusion Haematoma Fluid collection.
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    MANAGEMENT  NO Foleyif injury suspected  Retrograde Urethrogram  Surgical treatment
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    URETHRAL CARUNCLE  Benign,distal urethral lesion.  Most commonly found in post menopausal women  Resembles various urethral lesions like Carcinoma Urethral diverticulum Urethral Prolapse Periurethral gland abscess
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     Originates fromposterior lip of urethra.  Fleshy outgrowth of distal urethral mucosa  Usually small but can be grow to 1cm or more in diameter
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    Epidemiology  Common inelderly post menopausal women  Rare in pre and peri menopausal women  Urethral prolapse is similar in appearance  But prolapse is circumferential while caruncles are focal lesion  Prolapse may occur in any age but caruncle almost exclusively in post menopausal women
  • 38.
    Relevant Anatomy  Femaleurethra 4-5 cm long  Distally -Lined by non keratinised stratified squamous epithelium  Proximally – Transitional epithelium  Outer layer –smooth muscle fibres and vasculature.
  • 39.
    Pathophysiology  Postmenopausal women>> Oestrogen deficiency >> Urogenital atrophy >> Distal urethral Prolapse >> Development of urethral caruncle >> chronic irritation of exposed urethral mucosa >> growth , Haemorrhage , necrosis of lesion.
  • 40.
    PRESENTATION  Mostly asymptomatic Incidentally noted on pelvic examination  May be painful and associated with dysuria.  May be present with bleeding per urethra. ON EXAMINATION  Pink or reddish exophytic lesion at urethral meatus  Sometime purple or black due to secondary thrombosis
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    MANAGEMENT CONSERVATIVE  Hot sitzbath  Topical estrogen ointments  Topical anti inflammatory drugs SURGICAL - Excixion and biopsy  In patient with large symptomatic lesions  In whom conservative therapy fails  Uncertain diagnosis
  • 43.
    Laboratory Examinations  UrineR/M – To rule out UTI  Histopahtological examination if diagnosis is uncertain
  • 44.
     CYSTOSCOPY –to rule out another causes of haematuria To rule out urinary bladder pathology
  • 45.
    HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS  Microscopically– Bed of granulation tissue covered by either squamous or transitional epithelium. Inflammatory infiltrate is common.
  • 46.
    Intraoperative Details  Excisionand Biopsy  First perform cystourethroscopy to rule out urinary bladder and urethral abnormalities  Place Foley catheter.  Use stay sutures in the epithelium to prevent mucosal retraction and meatal stenosis.  Excise the lesion.  Oversew the edges with 3-0 or 4-0 absorbable sutures
  • 47.
    ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUE  developedby Park and Cho  Base of the caruncle is ligated , allowing it to slough off after 1-2 weeks  technique requires neither anaesthesia nor analgesia.
  • 48.
    POSTOPERATIVE  A Foleycatheter may be left in place for 1-2 days to allow healing of urethral mucosa.
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