Role of abdominal ultrasound in renal trauma in children

Introduction: Renal trauma is a very severe, even not very frequent, entity in abdominal trauma in children. Objective: To evaluate the role of abdominal ultrasound in diagnosis and follow up of renal trauma in children. Method: We present a retrospective study concerning renal trauma in a period of 5 years, between 2002–2006. Results: Renal damage was described in 21 patients out of the total number of 451 with abdominal trauma. The following lesions were noted: subcapsular hematoma in 5 children, perirenal hematoma in 3 cases, renal contusion in 9 children, renal hematoma in 3 cases renal fracture in 1 case; i…