The Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Blunt Renal Injury: A Practical Protocol

Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Seiki Sakaki, Hideaki Goto, Ken Takenega, Hideki Fukushima, Hiroharu Matuda, Shuji Shimazaki

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2001 · 137 citations · 11 references

Abstract

Surgery can be avoided in most cases of blunt renal injury. Hemodynamic instability and injury to main renal veins remain indications for surgical exploration.

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