Hötker U, Rommens P M
Department of Traumatology, University Hospitals of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz Federal Republic of Germany.
J Trauma. 1996 Nov;41(5):916-9. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199611000-00032.
Renal failure due to obstruction by a retroperitoneal hematoma is a rarely discussed complication in pelvic or acetabular fractures. Three cases of this obstructive uropathy are presented. They were successfully treated with removal of the hematoma and draining of the retroperitoneal space.