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Blunt Trauma Causing Transection of a Horseshoe Kidney
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
  • Kathleen M. Dominguez, Wright State University
  • Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Wright State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2011
Abstract
A 16-year-old girl, with no prior medical history, presented to the emergency department following a motor vehicle crash. Hematuria was noted on evaluation. Subsequent work up included a computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis, which revealed a horseshoe kidney with transection at the isthmus (Figs. 1 and 2, arrow). She remained stable, was managed conservatively, and was successfully discharged without complication.
DOI
10.1097/TA.0b013e31820ed57a
Citation Information
Kathleen M. Dominguez and Akpofure Peter Ekeh. "Blunt Trauma Causing Transection of a Horseshoe Kidney" The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care Vol. 71 Iss. 2 (2011) p. 517 ISSN: 0022-5282
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