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World J Crit Care Med. Nov 9, 2021; 10(6): 377-389
Published online Nov 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i6.377
Published online Nov 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i6.377
Management of genitourinary trauma – current evaluation from the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review
Ayun K Cassell III, Burgess Manobah, Department of Surgery, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia 100010, Liberia
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Corresponding author: Ayun K Cassell III, FICS, MSc, Lecturer, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Sinkor, Monrovia 100010, Liberia.
Received: February 1, 2021
Peer-review started: February 1, 2021
First decision: March 17, 2021
Revised: March 19, 2021
Accepted: August 20, 2021
Article in press: August 20, 2021
Published online: November 9, 2021
Processing time: 276 Days and 14.8 Hours
Peer-review started: February 1, 2021
First decision: March 17, 2021
Revised: March 19, 2021
Accepted: August 20, 2021
Article in press: August 20, 2021
Published online: November 9, 2021
Processing time: 276 Days and 14.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The genitourinary trauma accounts for about 10% of all patients presenting with trauma, and the kidney is the most injured genitourinary organ globally. In Sub-Saharan Africa, after evaluating 21904 patients presenting with urological emer