title: Non-operative management of severe renal lacerations.
abstract: The management of severe renal lacerations produced by blunt trauma requires accurate diagnosis and close followup. All severe renal lacerations cannot be treated expectantly and non-operatively. However, in the stable patient with an accurately defined lesion and no other injury requiring surgical intervention a non-operative approach appears to be acceptable. We present 4 illustrative cases.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*