Bladder injuries frequently missed in polytrauma patients
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Bladder injuries frequently missed in polytrauma patients
Bladder injuries are very common in patients who have had road traffic accidents. The method of diagnosis and management of such injuries is well established and accepted. However, trauma to the bladder can be associated with other life-threatening injuries which are frequently missed, and often diagnosed during laparotomy for other reasons. The aim of this study was to diagnose bladder injury ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research and Reports in Urology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2253-2447
DOI: 10.2147/rru.s9299