You're called by the Emergency Department saying that someone has crashed a car with a full bladder and they are worried about injury to the bladder and kidney. They are unstable. Do you know what to do? Well, if you have listened to this podcast by Andrew Deytrikh and Simon Williams you will know how to safely manage all kinds of urological trauma.
Penetrating and blunt trauma to bladder and kidney are covered, with classic history, presenting features, investigations to be performed, when to operate and what to do if you operate. Essential listening for medical students, doctors in the emergency department and surgeons in training.
Andrew Deytrikh is a trainee in surgery in the East Midlands, UK and Simon Williams is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK.