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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
Published on: February 2, 2021
Effect of colon injury on the management of simultaneous renal trauma
1Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0738, USA.
Purpose:
We determined the effect of simultaneous colon injury on the management of renal trauma.
Materials And Methods:
A retrospective review was done of 62 cases of colon and renal injuries from 1977 to 1994, representing 2.5% of 2,596 renal trauma cases.
Results:
Renal trauma management was consistent with the grade of renal injury. Renal exploration was performed in 58% of the cases, with nephrectomy performed in 16% of the explorations and only for severely injured kidneys. Urological complications occurred in 16% of the cases but they resulted in loss of only 1 renal unit.
Conclusions:
Renal injury and reconstruction should not be treated differently in the face of colon injury, including gross fecal contamination.
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