Adolescent Male With Severe Renal Trauma

Abstract

A 15-year-old previously healthy boy was admitted for a blunt abdominal trauma owing to a cycling crash. On admission he was alert; blood pressure and pulse rate were 145/95 mm Hg and 75 beats/min, respectively. Physical examination result was remarkable for severe left-sided flank pain with guarding. No others injuries were found. His urine was like blood and laboratory tests showed a normal hemoglobin level, at 13.5 g/dL, with hematocrit level 40.9%.