Abstract:Introduction/Objective
Spontaneous renal hemorrhage is a rare complication of various kidney pathologies. It can be due to renal artery aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cystic renal diseases, renal calculus, coagulation disorders, as well as neoplastic lesions like angiomyolipoma and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Individuals present with sudden flank or scapular pain, hypovolemic shock, termed as Wunderlich syndrome (WS). 30-35% cases of WS are from spontaneously ruptured RCC, commonly c… Show more
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