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Renal Trauma Management in 8 Cities of Iran

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This prospective study, conducted in 8 cities of Iran from 1999 to 2000. Out of total 16,573 trauma patients, 106 (0.63%) included in this study had renal injury. This study aimed at investigation of incidence, etiology and management of renal trauma patients in Iran. They were 87 (82.1%) male and 19 (17.9%) female patients. Renal trauma mechanism was mainly blunt injury (93.4%). Road traffic crashes (61.3%) and falls (22.7%) were the most leading causes of trauma. These patients had different grade of traumas as follow: Sixty-six (62.3%) grade I, 14 (13.2%) grade II, 10 (9.4%) grade III, 8 (7.5%) grade IV and 8 (7.5%) grade V. Out of 106 patients, eighty-three (78.3%) patients managed conservatively, most had grade I injury (P© 2009 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Renal trauma management operative conservative

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Laal M, Khodadadi M, Zarei M-R. Renal Trauma Management in 8 Cities of Iran. Acta Med Iran. 1;47(1):61-64.