Closed renal injury

Transient Hypertension Associated with Closed Renal Injury

“…Its duration is similar to that of the temporary hydronephrosis noted by Slade (1971), although this complication was not found in this study. Opit (1960) in his series had 3 patients with hypertension but does not state if it was transient and related to the post-traumatic period. In all 6 patients the radiological signs did not show gross lacerations of the kidney parenchyma, but large perinephric soft tissue shadows were present with loss of the psoas outline.…”

Intraperitoneal rupture of hydronephrotic kidney

“…THE incidence of injury to a hydronephrotic kidney is much higher than in a normal kidney (Opit et al, 1960;Persky and Forsythe, 1962;Moffat, 1963). Intraperitoneal rupture is much less common than extraperitoneal rupture.…”

Hydronephrosis and renal trauma

“…1946; Scholtz, 1959;Sears, 1959;Opit, McKenna, and Nairn, 1960;Persky and Forsythe, 1962). In the past year we have had 4 such cases at the Department of Surgery, University of Pretoria.…”