[Epidemiologic study of the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney trauma in Cantabria].
OBJECTIVE
This study reviews the clinical features, methods and treatment of renal trauma (RT).


METHODS
The epidemiological study was conducted using data from 340 cases of RT that had been treated in the Department of Urology of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital in Santander. All the information was filed in a data base specifically for the purpose.


RESULTS
Statistical analyses of the data showed the incidence of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of RT.


CONCLUSIONS
Radiological and ultrasound evaluation are still fundamental for the diagnosis of RT. Only 4% of these patients have died. Abdominal, thoracic and cranial injuries cause the most severe lesions. Concerning treatment, only 17% of the cases with RT required surgery.
Martín García
B
B
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España.
Fernández-Escalante Moreno
C
C
Hernández Rodríguez
R
R
Portillo Martín
J A
JA
Correas Gómez
M A
MA
Gutiérrez Baños
J L
JL
del Valle Schaan
J I
JI
Monge Mirallas
J M
JM
Roca Edreira
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
Estudio epidemiológico de la clínica, diagnóstico y terapéutica de los traumatismos renales en Cantabria.