title: [Renal trauma in children].
abstract: In 1987 and 1999, fifty five children were treated with a renal injury after blunt abdominal trauma at the Department of Pediatric Surgery of Vilnius University Children Hospital. There were 40 boys and 15 girls. Using a G.S. Nicolaisen and J.W. McAninch (1985) classification of injury staging, 23 (41.8%) patients were ascertained as having type I, 16 (29.1%) - type II, 15 (27.3%) - type III, 1 (1.8%) - type IV. Conservative methods were used for treatment in 91% children and 4 (7.3%) had indication for operative treatment: 2 of these children underwent nephrectomy, in 2 cases kidneys were sutured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vilnius University Children Hospital, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Kestutis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trainavicius
authors.forename: Benjaminas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siaurusevicius
authors.forename: Kastytis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gricius
authors.forename: Egidijus
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jauniskis
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014567:Urography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy