A 50-year-male patient presented to the ER with scrotal swelling which extended to the anterior abdominal wall and upper thigh. The patient gave a history of falling on the cross beam of a bicycle last evening. With history, clinical examination & relevant investigations doctor on duty reached to diagnosis of urethral tear. What is the epithelium seen at the most probable location of tear in urethra in this patient?
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None of the above
The site of injury is membranous urethra. Prostatic urethra - shows transitional epithelium Membranous urethra - shows pseudostratified columnar epithelium Bulbar urethra - shows pseudostratified columnar epithelium Penile urethra - shows pseudostratified columnar epithelium and stratified squamous at opening. Wall of bulbar urethra is thin & suppoed by spongy tissue which makes it very prone to injury & only the injury of bulbar urethra can result in extravasation of urine in superficial perineal pouch. Membranous urethra injury results in urine extravasation in deep perineal pouch Image A shows transitional epithelium. Image B shows pseudostratified columnar epithelium. Image C shows stratified squamous epithelium.
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