Result of treatment according to grade of the renal injury.
- Author:
Mo HAN
1
;
Joung Sik RIM
Author Information
1. Wonkwang University, Iri, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
renal injury;
conservative management
- MeSH:
Classification;
Contusions;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Lacerations;
Nephrectomy;
Rupture;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1991;32(1):88-93
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Between May 1984 and December 1989, 57 consecutive renal injury patients (55 with blunt and 2 with penetrating trauma) were evaluated. The injuries in this series were classified as contusion, laceration, rupture and pedicle injuries ac cording to Cass`s classification. Among 57 patients, 30 patients were classified into contusion, 14 patients laceration, 10 patient rupture and 3 patients pedicle injury. All contusion and laceration injuries were treated conservatively, 8 patients with rupture were managed conservatively and 2 patients with rupture were managed operatively (1 case: nephrectomy, 1 case: renorraphy). Among 3 patients with pedicle injury. 2 patients performed nephrectomy and 1 patients was died. Among 57 patients, comlications were developed in 5 patients (urinoma in 1, UPJ obstruction in 1. hematoma in bladder in 1, renal infection in 2) The management of comlications were renorraphy in l and conservatively in 4.
