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Review
. 2007 May;45(3):581-92, ix.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.04.004.

Renal trauma

Young Joon Lee  1 , Soon Nam Oh, Sung Eun Rha, Jae Young Byun
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Review

Renal trauma

Young Joon Lee et al. Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 May.

Abstract

Urinary tract injury occurs in 10% of all abdominal trauma patients, and the kidney is the most commonly injured organ in the urinary tract. CT with contrast enhancement is the modality of choice for cross-sectional imaging of renal trauma because it quickly and accurately can demonstrate injury to the renal parenchyma, renal pedicles, and associated abdominal or retroperitoneal organs. This article reviews the mechanism, clinical features, imaging modalities, and CT imaging findings according to the classification of the renal trauma. Trauma to underlying abnormal kidneys, iatrogenic renal injuries, and complications of renal trauma are reviewed also.

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