Characteristic ultrasonography imaging of renal trauma at Viet Tiep hospital, Hai Phong
- Author:
Bui Van Chien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
*renal trauma, ultrasonography imaging,
- MeSH:
Wounds and Injuries;
kidney;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(2):31-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Determine ultrasonic features of renal trauma patients at Viet Tiep Hospital, Hai Phong city. Subject: 21 renal trauma patients (14 males and 7 females) with mean age 30.71±13.85 years treated from April 2001 to April 2002. Method: Use ultrasound examination, classify renal trauma. Results: ultrasound examination is 1st choice of imaging diagnosis because it is fast, noninvasive, and easy using in emergency situations. Among 21 renal trauma patients (13 patients in grade I, 2 patients in grade II, and 6 patients in grade III), ultrasonic findings were contusion and parenchymal hematoma (71.42%), rupture (swallow or deep) (28.57%), perirenal hematoma (23.81%). In cases of grade III renal trauma, ultrasound imagines showed shallow or deep rupture (5 of 6 cases) and perirenal hematoma (4 of 6 cases)
