UROGENITAL WAR INJURIES

Out of 1,350 war casualties treated at the University Hospital Rebro d uring the defensive war in Croatia, 60 (4.4%) injuries of the urogenit al tract were present. Among these 60 casualties, 51 (85.0%) had multi ple injuries, most often abdominal and urogenital. These patients were accordingly treated by combined urological and surgical teams. Regard ing injuries, there were 21 kidney injuries, 11 ureter (2 patients had bilateral injuries), 7 urinary bladder, 2 urethral, 15 testicular, an d 6 penile injuries subjected to surgical treatment. Nephrectomy was p erformed in 6/21 patients with kidney injuries. Orchiectomy was perfor med in 40% of patients with testicular injuries. In the remaining pati ents with urological tract injuries, surgical reconstruction with orga n conservation was performed.