Accidental vulval injuries in childhood.

West, Robin; Davies, Amanda; Fenton, Todd W.

doi:10.1136/bmj.298.6679.1002

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“…The labia minora are most commonly involved as the soft tissue is compressed against the pubic symphysis and rami -hence they are often linear (West et al 1989). Hymenal injuries are rarely the result of unintentional injury and, if seen, the possibility of sexual abuse must be investigated.…”

Section: Traumatic Lesions In Childrenmentioning

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Non‐Infective Cutaneous Conditions of the Vulva

Neill

Lewis

2009

Ridley's the Vulva

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Non‐Infective Cutaneous Conditions of the Vulva

Neill

Lewis

2009

Ridley's the Vulva

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“…Types of trauma include straddle type injuries, vigorous consensual and non‐consensual coital injury, and physical assault. Other reported causes of trauma include being gorged by a cow, injured by a kitchen knife, human bite, gymnastics and other types of falls . Previous reports suggest that up to 30% of traumatic injuries have coexisting urological injuries that must be investigated appropriately .…”

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Non‐obstetric vulval trauma

Jones

O’Connor

2012

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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Non-obstetric vulval injuries are uncommon (incidence 3.7%). All cases require assessment for vaginal, urethral, anal and bony pelvis injuries. This might require examination under anaesthesia. Conservative management of haematomas in the absence of acute haematoma expansion is favoured. The need to screen for sexually transmissible infections and pregnancy is important. Social worker and psychological support is important to reduce the incidence of long-term psychological problems.

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“…However, similar injuries may occur during accidental circumstances, although this scenario is less frequent [1][2][3][4][5]. Because of the relatively low occurrence of accidental genital injuries in this patient population, the literature is deficient in characterizing the findings that are indicative of accidental genital trauma (AGT).…”

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