Research on Kidney Disease Reported by Scientists at Charles Nicolle Hospital

2012 JAN 26 -- Current study results from the report, "Kidney trauma with underlying renal pathology: is conservative management sufficient," have been published. According to the authors of recent research from Tunis, Tunisia, "To evaluate the pre-existing renal lesions (PERL) found incidentally during evaluation for blunt renal trauma, determine their importance, and suggest guidelines for effective management, including conservative treatment, we reviewed 180 patients who were hospitalized with blunt renal trauma between 1992 and 2008. Thirty of the 180 (16.6%) patients had PERL, which had been undiagnosed."

"The mean follow-up was 5 years (range 1-9...

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