Open AccessEmergency department management of an occult renal laceration following a minor fall
Author(s) -
Kimberly A. Hubbard,
Shawn M. Varney
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
discussion of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-8449
pISSN - 2375-8473
DOI - 10.5430/dcc.v8n1p11
Subject(s) - occult , medicine , emergency department , renal injury , minor (academic) , surgery , general surgery , kidney , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
We present a case of a pediatric patient with high grade renal injury following a minor fall, where clinical suspicion of occult injury resulted in diagnosis. Additionally, we review the management of high grade renal lacerations in children, including the role of ultrasound in managing these injuries.