Renal and urogenital injuries occur in approximately 10-20% of abdominal trauma in adults
and children. Optimal management should take into consideration the anatomic injury, the …

The kidneys are the most vulnerable genitourinary organ in trauma, as they are involved in
up to 3.25% of trauma patients. The most common mechanism for renal injury is blunt …

BACKGROUND The rarity of renal trauma limits its study and the strength of evidence-based
guidelines. Although management of renal injuries has shifted toward a nonoperative …

Nonoperative management (NOM) is an initial nonsurgical management strategy of a solid-
organ injury which usually consists of observation, but may include use of endovascular …

Context The management of high-grade (Grade IV–V) renal injuries remains controversial.
There has been an increase in the use of (NOM) but limited data exists comparing outcomes …

BACKGROUND Limited data exist on risk factors for the failure of nonoperative management
of renal trauma. Our study objective was to determine the incidence, salvage procedure, and …

Abstract Context The European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Panel for
Urological Trauma has produced guidelines in order to assist medical professionals in the …

Purpose We explored the relation of cycling to urinary and sexual function in a large
multinational sample of men. Materials and Methods Cyclists were recruited to complete a …

The most widely used trauma injury grading system is the Organ Injury Scale (OIS) by the
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). The AAST OIS for renal trauma was …

Background Recently, renal angioembolization (RAE) has gained an important role in the
non-operative management (NOM) of moderate to high-grade blunt renal injuries (BRI), but …