Research Article: Traumatic Kidney Injury: A -Year Retrospective Study in Childhood and Adolescence
Abstract:
Trauma injuries are a prominent cause of death among children and adolescents., Traumatic kidney injuries are the most common urinary tract injuries. Pediatric patients are more susceptible to renal injuries from blunt trauma than adults because of several pediatric anatomic factors, including less perirenal fat, weaker abdominal musculature, more immature pliable thoracic cage, and lower position of the kidney in the abdomen than in adult counterparts, which leads to less protection to the kidney.– Furthermore, the kidneys are supported in their position in the body cavity by the vascular pedicle and the ureter (especially ureteropelvic junction) and are surrounded by capsule, Gerota’s fascia, and perirenal fat.
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