Selective nonoperative management of blunt grade 5 renal injury

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Altman, Andrew L ^a   Haas, Christopher ^a   Dinchman, Kurt H ^a   Spirnak, J Patrick ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Nonpenetrating; Wounds; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033946823     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67441-1     Document Type: Article

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