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[Non-infectious emergencies of the lower urinary tract and genitals]
R Boissier1, J A Long2, P Chiron3
1Aix-Marseille Université, Service de Chirurgie urologique et de Transplantation rénale, CHU La Conception, APHM, Marseille, France.
Introduction:
The objective of this narrative review was to report the most relevant data on the contemporary management of the main non-infectious emergencies of the lower urinary tract and genital organs.
Methods:
A narrative synthesis of the articles (French, English) available on the Pubmed database was carried out in June 2021. A request to the health surveillance network for emergencies and deaths (SurSaUD®, Santé Publique France) revealed original data on the epidemiology of non-infectious lower urinary tract and genital organs emergencies.
Results:
Non-infectious emergencies of the low urinary tract and genital organs represent a large panel of traumatic and non-traumatic situations, which constitute the 3rd reasons in urology for a consultation at the emergency department after, infectious disease (1st) and non-traumatic/non-infectious emergencies of the upper urinary tract (2nd). Hematuria is the 3rd urological reason for men for a consultation at the emergency department. Globally, pelvic trauma and genital traumatism mainly concern men. These emergencies rarely affect the prognosis but can be integrated into more complete situations which are likely to impact their treatment, particularly in multiple traumas.
Conclusions:
In this article we report the epidemiology and the principles of management of non-infectious emergencies of the lower urinary tract and genital organs.
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