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Abstract

Injury to the GU tract occurs in 10% of cases of trauma [1]. Penetrating injury accounts for about 16% of all GU trauma [2, 3]. GU tract injury is relatively rare due to the protected position of the organs: the kidneys in the retroperitoneum, the bladder deep within the pelvis, and the testes mobile in the perineum.

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