Resumen

VELA CARAVIA, Itsel; CARAVIA PUBILLONES, Isabel; VALVERDE MEDEL, Mariano  y  NUNEZ ROCA, Ariel. Traumatismo renal: Diagnóstico y tratamiento. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2003, vol.42, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

57 patients with the diagnosis of kidney traumatism who were discharged alive were investigated at random. Car accidents were asessed as the predominating cause of kidney traumatism. The highest incidence was observed among white men aged 25-34. The closed kidney traumatisms occurred in 91.2 % and the penetrating in 8.7 %. The degree 1 traumatisms accounted for 77.1 %, the degree II for 12.2 % and the degree III for 10.5 % of the total. In degree I traumatism, it was observed a predominance of the conservative medical treatment; in the degree II, a surgical conservative treamtent; and in the degree III, the non-conservative treatment. It was considered that with an adequate diagnosis and treatment and by a correct classification of the renal traumatism, the affected renal unit may be saved

Palabras clave : NEFROPATIAS; HERIDAS Y TRAUMATISMOS; ACCIDENTES DE TRANSITO; HERIDAS PENETRANTES; TECNICAS Y PROCEDIMIENTOS DIAGNOSTICOS.