The value of ultrasound in diagnosis of closed renal trauma
- Author:
Hue Duy Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
renal trauma
- MeSH:
ultrasonography;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;383(6):55-58
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study involved 63 patients (48 males, 15 females) aged from 10 to 64 years old with renal trauma who were undergoing operation at ViÖt Nam - Germany Hospital between 1/1991 and 7/1998. Direct and indirect signs of renal trauma and the value of ultrasound in evaluation and classification of damage were investigated. The results showed that ultrasound is a simple, non-invasive and harmless method. It provided high diagnostic value for most of signs of renal trauma such as change in shape, damage in tissue, kidney rupture and hematoma in post-peritoneal cavities. Ultrasound can also access closely to anatomical classification of renal trauma with high accuracy in diagnosis.
