Recently, renal traumas caused by traffic and industrial accidents have risen sharply due to rapid industrialization and an increase in automobiles. The evaluation of patients with suspected renal trauma relies mainly on clinical assessment, urinalysis and imaging studies. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 76 patients who presented to our hospital with renal trauma between January 2008 and December 2014. According to the review, A total of 76 patients presented to our hospital with suspected renal trauma. There were 61 male and 15 female between 2 and 83 years old. By cause, traffic accident was the most common cause of injury, accounting for 39 cases. The remaining injuries were caused by falls in 26 cases, assault in 8 cases and sports-related trauma in 3 cases. Surgical exploration was required in 18 patients for renal or associated injuries. We are of the opinion that close and prompt cooperation with other associated medical departments is mandatory in order to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by multiple injury. Accurate renal injury staging was essential to successful management of traumatized patients.

• 한미아(조선대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) | Mi Ah Han
• 노준(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Joon Roh Corresponding author
• 김철성(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Chul Sung Kim
• 임동훈(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Dong Hoon Lim
• 백승(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Seung Baek
• 조원진(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Won Jin Cho
• 이창용(조선대학교 의과대학 비뇨기과학교실) | Chang Yong Lee