Radiographic findings immediately after urethral rupture: an experimental study and case reports.

Herein are reported the results of radiographic studies made immediately after experimentally produced partial and complete urethral ruptures. In cases of partial rupture retrograde urethrography demonstrated extravasation of dye at the site of injury and contrast medium in the bladder. In cases of complete rupture retrograde urethrography demonstrated extravasation of dye at the site of the urethral disruption but no contrast medium reached the bladder because of retraction of the divided ends. Two case reports confirmed these findings.