Abstract
This report presents a case of a teenage patient who survived following severe blunt trauma with complete avulsion of the right kidney into the chest through a ruptured diaphragm. The combination of kidney avulsion into the chest is extremely rare. Only three similar cases have been reported in the English literature to date (1-3).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 180-181 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Pediatric Emergency Care |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2000 |
Keywords
- Ruptured diaphragm
- Traumatic avulsion of kidney
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Emergency Medicine