title: [Epidemiologic study of the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney trauma in Cantabria].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández-Escalante Moreno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández Rodríguez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Portillo Martín
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Correas Gómez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Baños
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: del Valle Schaan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Monge Mirallas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roca Edreira
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Estudio epidemiológico de la clínica, diagnóstico y terapéutica de los traumatismos renales en Cantabria.