Korean J Urol.  1973 Dec;14(4):331-335.

Two Cases of Spontaneous Rupture of the Kidney

• Choi NK
• Hong TE
• Lee CH
• Choi H
• Jang HS
• Yoo SY
• Han MC

Abstract

Two cases of spontaneous kidney rupture with literatural review was presented at first in Korea. 1) 56 years male patient and 25 years male patient admitted to our department of Urology through Emergency Room after onset of 2 and 1 day. after treatment at local clinic. 2) Chief complaints were one side flank pain which was followed by total gross hematuria. 3) Preoperative diagnoses were kidney rupture due to necrotic pelvic tumor in 56 years male and hypernephroma in 25 years male patient. 4) Operation was procedured at 8 days and 4 days after admission respectively. 5) The operative procedure were nephrectomy in both cases. 6) The pathological diagnoses were pelvis rupture due to renal stone and parenchymal rupture due to renal infarction in each case.

Keyword

spontaneous renal rupture

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Flank Pain
Hematuria
Humans
Infarction
Kidney*
Korea
Male
Nephrectomy
Pelvis
Rupture
Rupture, Spontaneous*
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Urology