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Question: what is renal trauma really?

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Physical injury: Physical please see your regular primary provider for further evaluation and treatmentinjury to the kidney.

Answered 7/5/2012

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Dr. Tarek Naguib answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Injury of kidneys: When someone is exposed to blunt force over the mid back the underlying kidney could get bruised. Also if sharp injury occurs from a sharp object penetrating the kidney like a knife or a broken rib the kidney gets a laceration. These are examples of renal trauma.

Answered 8/8/2012

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