SUBTOTAL RENAL INFARCTIONS

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Abstract
Ten cases of subtotal renal infarctions were reviewed. The clinical and laboratory picture of subtotal infarct is quite variable and often misleading. The roentgen findings in subtotal infarct differ from total infarct but were not found to be characteristic. The renal scintiscan has proved to be a reliable method in the detection of subtotal infarctions when correlated with other radiographic studies. Aortog-raphy is necessary to localize the arterial occlusion and to demonstrate underlying pathology. The occurrence of traumatic subtotal infarction is not as uncommon as the literature would indicate. More frequent detection of traumatic subtotal infarcts will result from a high index of suspicion and the utilization of renal isotope scanning in cases of, renal trauma.

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