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Pediatric Genitourinary Trauma

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Children are at higher risk of blunt renal trauma due to the size and location of the pediatric kidneys as well as decreased perirenal fat, less developed abdominal muscles, and a less ossified thoracic cage. Renal injuries account for 5–20% of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. The vast majority of children with blunt renal trauma have multi-organ injuries to the spleen, liver, head, and bones. A growing body of evidence suggests that hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt renal injuries can be managed conservatively.

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  1. Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

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Shenfeld, O.Z., Chertin, B. (2020). Pediatric Genitourinary Trauma. In: Puri, P. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_126-1

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