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Genital Trauma

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Accidents and unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in all children under the age of 14 [1], however, only 0.4–0.8 % involves injury to the external genitalia [2, 3]. This is largely due to the relatively protected anatomy of these structures [3]. Motor vehicle accidents, falls, straddle injury, sports injuries, and zippers are the most commonly associated mechanisms of injury [4, 5]. Recent literature regarding pediatric genital trauma includes identifying and treating sexual abuse injuries. In all cases of genital trauma, providers should be sensitive to signs or symptoms indicating sexual abuse. These may include but are not limited to laceration, bruising, abrasion, or scarring of labia, hymen, penis, scrotum, perianal tissue, or perineum or evidence of any sexually transmitted disease [6].

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    Vijaya Vemulakonda

  2. Division of Urology, Maine Medical Center and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Portland, ME, USA

    David Chalmers MD

  3. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

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Vemulakonda, V., Chalmers, D., Serrell, E. (2016). Genital Trauma. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D., Koyle, M. (eds) Consent in Pediatric Urology . Handbook Series of Consent in Pediatric Surgical Subspecialities . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43527-5_26

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