[Postraumatic thrombosis of the renal artery]

We present two cases of thromboses of the left renal artery out of a total of 74 kidney traumatisms observed up to 1978. In one of them, accompanied by arterial hypertension, the tension readings returned to normal after a nephrectomy. Following a review of the literature, in which we observe the infrequency of this pathology (38 cases compiled by R. Fay and S. Brosman up to 1974), we comment upon the etiopathogeny, clinical characteristics, specific radiological signs and other means of exploration which enable the diagnosis to be reached. We point out the importance of an early diagnosis and the conservative and radical forms of surgery.