title: Renal trauma.
abstract: Urinary tract injury occurs in 10% of all abdominal trauma patients, and the kidney is the most commonly injured organ in the urinary tract. CT with contrast enhancement is the modality of choice for cross-sectional imaging of renal trauma because it quickly and accurately can demonstrate injury to the renal parenchyma, renal pedicles, and associated abdominal or retroperitoneal organs. This article reviews the mechanism, clinical features, imaging modalities, and CT imaging findings according to the classification of the renal trauma. Trauma to underlying abnormal kidneys, iatrogenic renal injuries, and complications of renal trauma are reviewed also.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Abdominal Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon Nam
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Sung Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Byun
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media