Citation

Krid M, Bahloul A, el Haddad N, Trifa M, Mosbah AF, Mhiri MN. Ann. Urol. (Paris) 1997; 31(5): 259-265.

Vernacular Title

Le traumatisme du rein chez l'enfant. A propos de 65 cas.

Affiliation

Service d'Urologie, E.P.S. Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9480629

Abstract

The authors report a retrospective series of 65 cases of renal contusion in children affecting 45 boys and 20 girls between the ages of 10 months and 15 years (mean age: 10 years). The causes of renal trauma were dominated by household accidents (53.8%) and road accidents (33.8%). Associated extrarenal lesions were observed in 21.5% of cases. 55.4% of the 65 contusions were considered to be benign, 27.7% of moderate severity and 16.9% were serious. The blunt trauma affected a pathological kidney in 19 cases. Exclusively medical treatment was recommended in 31 patients, while surgery was indicated in the other 34 patients. Apart from one death in a context of multiple trauma, few complications were observed in the group of operated patients and consisted of 4 cases of urinary fistula and 4 cases of infection, all of which resolved.

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