Nonoperative management of bilateral shattered kidneys from blunt trauma.
Bilateral shattered kidneys secondary to blunt abdominal trauma has not, to our knowledge, been reported. In the case reported herein, severe pulmonary, myocardial, and orthopedic injuries necessitated nonoperative management of this peculiar injury. The patient recovered without sequelae related to the renal injury.
Section of Trauma Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick.
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Spain
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Berger
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Boyarsky
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Flancbaum
D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy*