Management of the patients with blunt renal trauma: 20 years of clinical experience

Abstract

The aim of the study. Analysis of effectiveness of conservative and expectant treatment tactics under ultrasound and CT monitoring in patients with blunt renal trauma (BRT). Materials and methods. The results of treatment of 81 patients with BRT during 20 years (1998-2017) were analyzed. Amount of men was 58 (71.6%), women - 23 (28.4%). Grade I trauma was seen in 37.0% of cases, grade II – in 25.9%, grade III – in 11.1%, grade IV – in 16.1% and grade V – in 9.9% of observations.