Traumatic bilateral renal artery occlusion: successful outcome without surgical intervention.

Traumatic bilateral renal artery thrombosis is rare, and attempts to reestablish life-sustaining renal function have had dismal results. This case describes a successful outcome of such an injury, the gradual return of adequate renal function without surgical intervention. This experience raises an argument against both strict limitation of the acceptable time interval between injury and revascularization, and early nephrectomy.