Absorbable mesh wrapping of injured kidney: a renal salvage technique
Kluger, Y.; Makarin, V.; Ravid, A.; Chen, Y.; Grenstein, A.
Harefuah 136(8): 647-649; 658
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 10955079 Document Number: 509783
Blunt trauma to the kidney is a rare cause of hospitalization, found in only 3% of patients hospitalized for trauma. Surgery is seldom required, but if necessary there are a variety of surgical techniques to preserve renal function. Organ-wrapping with absorbable mesh is a procedure previously described, but renal-wrapping has not gained the same acceptance as splenic or hepatic wrapping. We describe a 30-year-old man with grade III blunt renal trauma, in whom this technique was applied. He was discharged after 10 days without complications.