Renal Truma Flashcards
Most common GU organ involves in truma
65% kidneys
By which mechanism renal trauma?
Blunt trauma
Penetrating injuries ( abdomen back flank )
Deceleration injury
What you have see in
Hx
Ex
Investigation
Of renal trauma pt?
Hx: hematuria + flank pain
Ex: superficial wound
Ecchymosis on flank
Tenderness on abdomen or flank
Investigation:
x ray /
May show fracture in lower ribs or thoraco lumber
Hematocrit and urinalysis
CT / in high grade truma
Degree of heamaturia in 95% of pt?
> 5 rbc/hbf
25% of pt with gross hematuria have ?
Minor injuries
40% of serious renal injuries have ?
No hematuria
Stagging of renal trauma
How many grade ?
Grade 1 ,11, 111, 1V , V
Grade 1
• Sub capsular non expanding hematoma
• Renal contusion
Grade 11
•Perirenal hematoma non expanding
•Lacerations < 1 cm in renal cortex only
• No urinary extravasation
Grade 111
• Lacerations > 1cm involve renal paranchyma
• Intact collecting system
• No urinary extravasation
Grade 1V
• Lacerations: renal cortex, renal medulla , collecting system, renal pelvic .
• Extravasation of urine
• PUJ distribution
• Vascular injury ( segmental renal artery/ vein ) with haemorrhage
Grade V
• Shattered kidney
• Avulsion of renal hilum ( pedicle)
• Devasculrizes kidney
What’s are indications for renal imaging in renal trauma?
1) penetrating truma
2) gross hematuria
3) microscopic hematuria (>5-3 RBC / HPF) with heamodynamic instability (<90 SBP)
4) presistance microscope hematuria
5) sever deceleration injury
6) child with blunt trauma ( urinalysis >50 RBC /HPF)
Child look normotensive even in significant blood loss ?
Because they maintain a higher vascular tone and remain normotensive.
Imaging techniques and its advantages?
1) contrast enhanced CT :
Best and more accurate
2) IVP :
In operation room to show the function of contralateral kidney in hemodynamicaly un stable pt.
3) angiography:
In renal vascular injury
Therapeutic for embolism or stent injures arteries
4) US :
To look for free fluid in both kidneys
Management of renal trauma
We have two :
- emergency T ( ABCD , IV line , maintenance circulations, blood type cross matching)
- definitive T :
• conservative ( bed rest until hematuria resolv , monitoring of vital signs and hematocrit
• surgical
Type of management of each grade?
Grade 1, 11 ( conservative)
Grade 111 , 1V ( if stable conservative, if not -> surgery)
Grade V ( surgery)
Absolute indications for Surgery??
• Uncontrollable renal hemorrhage (hemorrhage
requires multiple blood transfusion)
• Multiply lacerated, shattered kidney
• Main renal vessels avulsed
• Penetrating injuries (usually)
What are Types of ureteric injury?
1) itrogenic injury ( like pelvic operation, abdomen hysterectomy, uretroscopy)
2) penetrating injuries
Complications of Renal Injuries!
1) Early complications : (within first six weeks)
❑ Hemorrhage/shock
❑ Sepsis/abscess
❑ ATN
2) Late complications :
❑ Renovascular hypertention
Staging of Ureteric Injury
Grade I : Contusion or hematoma without devascularization
Grade II : laceration (< 50% transection)
Grade III : laceration ( 50% or more transection)
Grade IV : laceration (complete transection with < 2 cm devascularization)
Grade V : Avulsion from renal hilum with > 2 cm devascularization
How could treat ureteric injury?
According to injury:
• For minor injuries (contusions or partial transections), percutaneous nephrostomy tube or
ureteric stent is needed.
• For major injuries (complete transection or avulsion), surgical repair by reconstructive
techniques is needed and it may include :
Ureteral reimplantation
End to end anastomosis over a stent
Boari flap, psoas hitch
ileal loop interposition
transuretero-ureterostomy
Autotransplantation
Mechanisms of Urinary Bladder Trauma!
Blunt trauma : represent up to 85% of cases.
70-95% of patients with bladder injuries have pelvic fractures,
6-10% of patients with pelvic fractures have bladder injuries.
• Penetrating trauma
• Iatrogenic trauma : like in cystoscopy, cesarean section and hystroctomy.
Types of rupture in bladder trauma?
• Extraperitoneal rupture :
It is the most common type of bladder rupture
It is associated with pelvic fracture in 89-100%
• Intraperitoneal rupture :
There is extravasation of urine into the abdomen, it can
result in urinary ascites.
This rupture can occur following steering wheel trauma
and a direct blow.