Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abdominal trauma is responsible for most genitourinary injuries. The incidence of renal artery injury and intrathoracic kidney is quite low in patients who present with blunt trauma experiencing damage. There are four defined etiologies for intrathoracic kidney, which include real intrathoracic ecto...

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Main Authors: Fikret Halis, Akin Soner Amasyali, Aysel Yucak, Turan Yildiz, Ahmet Gokce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/682649
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spelling doaj-0b01a1e839144d5b9caa5e8441cd82932020-11-25T01:03:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/682649682649Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureFikret Halis0Akin Soner Amasyali1Aysel Yucak2Turan Yildiz3Ahmet Gokce4Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, 09000 Aydın, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, TurkeyAbdominal trauma is responsible for most genitourinary injuries. The incidence of renal artery injury and intrathoracic kidney is quite low in patients who present with blunt trauma experiencing damage. There are four defined etiologies for intrathoracic kidney, which include real intrathoracic ectopic kidney, eventration of the diaphragm, congenital diaphragmatic herniation, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. The traumatic intrathoracic kidney is an extremely rare case. We presented intrathoracic kidney case after traumatic posterior diaphragmatic rupture.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/682649
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Akin Soner Amasyali
Aysel Yucak
Turan Yildiz
Ahmet Gokce
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Aysel Yucak
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Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Urology
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Aysel Yucak
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title Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Urology
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2090-6978
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Abdominal trauma is responsible for most genitourinary injuries. The incidence of renal artery injury and intrathoracic kidney is quite low in patients who present with blunt trauma experiencing damage. There are four defined etiologies for intrathoracic kidney, which include real intrathoracic ectopic kidney, eventration of the diaphragm, congenital diaphragmatic herniation, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. The traumatic intrathoracic kidney is an extremely rare case. We presented intrathoracic kidney case after traumatic posterior diaphragmatic rupture.
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