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*Majority of blunt trauma injuries present with hematuria | *Majority of blunt trauma injuries present with hematuria | ||
*Renal pedicle injuries and penetrating injuries to ureter may not cause hematuria | *Renal pedicle injuries and penetrating injuries to ureter may not cause hematuria | ||
*Renal injuries are | *Renal injuries are associated with flank hematoma, lower rib fracture, penetrating wounds to flanks | ||
===Diagnosis=== | ===Diagnosis=== | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 13 July 2016
Upper Tract Injuries (kidney + ureter)
- Majority of blunt trauma injuries present with hematuria
- Renal pedicle injuries and penetrating injuries to ureter may not cause hematuria
- Renal injuries are associated with flank hematoma, lower rib fracture, penetrating wounds to flanks
Diagnosis
- Who to image?
- Penetrating Trauma
- Any degree of hematuria
- Blunt Trauma
- Gross hematuria
- Hypotension and any degree of hematuria
- Child with >50rbc/HPF
- High index of suspicion for renal trauma
- Deceleration injuries even with no hematuria
- Multiple trauma patient
- Penetrating Trauma
Types
Lower Tract Injuries (bladder + urethra + genitalia)
- Often accompany pelvic fracture
Genitourinary Trauma
- Urinary system
- Genital
- Other
- Child abuse
- Pelvic fracture (often accompanies)
- Sexual assault
Differential Diagnosis
Abdominal Trauma
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Diaphragmatic trauma
- Duodenal hematoma
- Genitourinary trauma
- Liver trauma
- Pelvic fractures
- Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
- Renal trauma
- Splenic trauma
- Trauma in pregnancy
- Ureter trauma