[Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage].

Autor: Muro Bidaurre I; Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Guipuzcoa, San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, España., Sanz Jaka JP, Recarte Barriola JA, Martín López A, Hernaez Manrique EI
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Archivos espanoles de urologia [Arch Esp Urol] 1999 Apr; Vol. 52 (3), pp. 274-8.
Abstrakt: Objective: The etiology of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is analyzed and the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.
Methods/results: Two cases of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage from a ruptured adenocarcinoma of the kidney are reported. Both patients presented the characteristic Lenk's triad. Definitive diagnosis was made on the CT findings and treatment was by nephrectomy.
Conclusions: The most common cause of retroperitoneal hemorrhage arising from the kidney is a tumor. Treatment is based on the underlying cause of the underlying cause of the hemorrhage and the patient's hemodynamic status.
Databáze: MEDLINE