Korean J Urol.  1992 Aug;33(4):753-757.

Two cases of spontaneous rupture of the kidney

• Moon HG
• Choi HS
• Lim YS
• Lim MS
• Lee KH
• Ahn HJ

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of the kidney with subcapsular or perinephric hemorrhage usually occurs secondary to various kinds of underlying diseases such as benign malignant tumor. vascular disease and infection etc. We experienced 2 cases of spontaneous rupture of the kidney secondary to renal cell carcinoma in a 44-year-old female and adult Wilms' tumor in a 17-year-old male.

Keyword

spontaneous renal rupture; renal cell carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Kidney*
Male
Rupture, Spontaneous*
Vascular Diseases
Wilms Tumor