title: Pelvic kidney laceration: an unusual complication of percutaneous diagnostic peritoneal lavage--case report.
abstract: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is considered the gold standard in the evaluation of patients with suspected blunt abdominal trauma when the results of the abdominal examination are equivocal or when the patient's mental status is altered. In recent years a percutaneous method using the Seldinger technique has been performed. We present a case report of an unusual complication of DPL using the percutaneous method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kauder
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Turek
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed