The value of ultrasound in diagnosis of closed renal trauma

ABSTRACT

The study involved 63 patients (48 males, 15 females) aged from 10 to 64 years old with renal trauma who were undergoing operation at ViÖt Nam - Germany Hospital between 1/1991 and 7/1998. Direct and indirect signs of renal trauma and the value of ultrasound in evaluation and classification of damage were investigated. The results showed that ultrasound is a simple, non-invasive and harmless method. It provided high diagnostic value for most of signs of renal trauma such as change in shape, damage in tissue, kidney rupture and hematoma in post-peritoneal cavities. Ultrasound can also access closely to anatomical classification of renal trauma with high accuracy in diagnosis.