Citation

Bent C, Iyngkaran T, Power N, Matson M, Hajdinjak T, Buchholz N, Fotheringham T. Clin. Radiol. 2008; 63(12): 1361-1371.

Affiliation

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK. clare.bent@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Royal College of Radiologists, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.crad.2008.03.011

PMID

18996268

Abstract

Blunt renal trauma is the third most common injury in abdominal trauma following splenic and hepatic injuries, respectively. In the majority, such injuries are associated with other abdominal organ injuries. As urological injuries are not usually life-threatening, and clinical signs and symptoms are non-specific, diagnosis is often delayed. We present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of these injuries based on our experience in a busy inner city trauma hospital with a review of the current evidence-based practice. Diagnostic imaging signs are illustrated.

Language: en