title: Traumatic renal artery occlusion in the pediatric age group: a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Blunt trauma represents a major cause of death in children. The incidence of renal arterial injuries in these cases is less than 1%. Traumatic renal artery occlusion is a rare occurrence in the pediatric age group. However, there is lack of information on the exact incidence and results of the management of these rare cases in the pediatric age group. We report herein a case and we review the available literature of this severe injury in the pediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. saurabhgarge8@gmail.com
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garge
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanojia
authors.forename: Kln
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001642:Bicycling; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating