Characteristic ultrasonography imaging of renal trauma at Viet Tiep hospital, Hai Phong

ABSTRACT

Determine ultrasonic features of renal trauma patients at Viet Tiep Hospital, Hai Phong city. Subject 21 renal trauma patients (14 males and 7 females) with mean age 30.71±13.85 years treated from April 2001 to April 2002. Method: Use ultrasound examination, classify renal trauma. Results: ultrasound examination is 1st choice of imaging diagnosis because it is fast, noninvasive, and easy using in emergency situations. Among 21 renal trauma patients (13 patients in grade I, 2 patients in grade II, and 6 patients in grade III), ultrasonic findings were contusion and parenchymal hematoma (71.42%), rupture (swallow or deep) (28.57%), perirenal hematoma (23.81%). In cases of grade III renal trauma, ultrasound imagines showed shallow or deep rupture (5 of 6 cases) and perirenal hematoma (4 of 6 cases)