TY - JOUR PY - 2015// TI - A conservative approach in a child with haematuria after accidental rectal impalement trauma JO - African journal of paediatric surgery A1 - Schijns, Josephine A1 - Plötz, Frans Berend SP - 191 EP - 192 VL - 12 IS - 3 N2 - We present a case of an 11-year-old boy with haematuria after traumatic rectal insertion of a sharp metal stick. It demonstrates that an expectative management with close observation can be considered in patients with rectal impalement trauma presenting with haematuria and stable vital parameters without significant injury on abdominal ultrasound.

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LA - en SN - 0189-6725 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.170198 ID - ref1 ER -