Diagnostic evaluation of suspected genitourinary tract injury

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Abstract
In suspected injuries of the urinary tract, complete assessment of the site and degree of injury should be promptly undertaken. Appropriate methods of diagnosis by X-ray examination and instrumentation are presently available permitting an orderly sequence of diagnostic steps, affording a high degree of accurate estimation of the extent of damage. Injuries of the kidney and ureter should be studied by means of excretory urography, either the conventional or infusion technique, as preliminary steps. In the event precise diagnosis has not been made, cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography should unhesitatingly be performed. Renal angiography offers clear X-ray visualization of both the vasculature and parenchyma of the injured kidney and, where facilities are available, should be employed. Retrograde cystography and urethrocystography are presently the most acceptable methods of appraisal of the disruption of the urinary bladder and urethra.

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