Traumatic Renal Avulsion into the Chest:: Case Report

This is a case report of a patient who survived blunt renal avulsion and herniation of the kidney through a ruptured diaphragm. Symptoms were mild considering the severity of injury. Prompt diagnosis of this unusual combination of injuries was aided by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT).

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of trauma 1991-02, Vol.31 (2), p.301-302
Hauptverfasser:	STYLIANOS, STEVEN, BERGMAN, KERRY S., HARRIS, BURTON H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Diaphragm - injuries Humans Kidney - diagnostic imaging Kidney - injuries Male Medical sciences Radiography, Thoracic Rupture Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	This is a case report of a patient who survived blunt renal avulsion and herniation of the kidney through a ruptured diaphragm. Symptoms were mild considering the severity of injury. Prompt diagnosis of this unusual combination of injuries was aided by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT).
ISSN:	0022-5282 1529-8809
DOI:	10.1097/00005373-199131020-00032