Ewha Med J.  2014 Dec;37(Suppl):S1-S4. 10.12771/emj.2014.37.S.S1.

Spontaneous Renal Rupture Following Urinary Tract Infection and Its Recovery through Conservative Treatment

• Hong SH
• Kim DY
• Kim TO
• Bae JY
• Lee S

• KMID: 2171302
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2014.37.S.S1

Abstract

Spontaneous renal rupture with subcapsular renal hematoma is a rare disease entity. Hereby, we report a 60-year-old female who presented with abrupt right flank pain and was diagnosed as spontaneous renal rupture with subcapsular hematoma related to urinary tract infection and review related literatures.

Keyword

Kidney; Spontaneous rupture; Urinary tract infection

MeSH Terms

Female
Flank Pain
Hematoma
Humans
Kidney
Middle Aged
Rare Diseases
Rupture*
Rupture, Spontaneous
Urinary Tract Infections*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Computed tomography of abdomen-pelvis. (A) In non-enhanced view, about 2.8 mm small calcified nodule is noted at right kidney parenchyma. (B) In enhanced view, kidney rupture with subcapsular hematoma is noted (arrow).

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  Fig. 2 Renal artery angiography. A focal faint prominent vascular staining is noted at the peripheral region of mid pole area of right kidney. There is no definite extravasations.

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  Fig. 3 Kidney ultrasonography. It shows about 1.19 cm perirenal hematoma at right kidney.

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