Traumatic avulsion of kidney into the chest through a ruptured diaphragm in a boy

Zahavi Cohen, Aharon Gabriel, Soli Mizrachi, Vadim Kapuler, Abraham J. Mares

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)180-181
Number of pages2
JournalPediatric Emergency Care
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2000

Keywords

  • Ruptured diaphragm
  • Traumatic avulsion of kidney

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Emergency Medicine

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