INVESTIGATIVE UROLOGYValidity of Computerized Tomography in Blunt Renal Trauma

Purpose Improved imaging techniques and new therapeutic possibilities require rethinking the indication for laparotomy with regard to blunt renal trauma. Refined classification systems would facilitate the decision relating to therapy but they are based on knowledge of the imaging accuracy of computerized tomography (CT). We evaluated the validity of the CT depiction of renal injuries.

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