Spontaneous rupture of the renal pelvis caused by calculus: a case report

J Emerg Med. 2007 Aug;33(2):127-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.12.031. Epub 2007 Jun 5.

Abstract

Rupture of the urinary collecting system associated with peripelvic extravasation of the urine is an unusual condition and commonly associated with obstructing calculus. We report a patient, recently given chemotherapy due to lymphoma, with acute abdomen symptoms. He had a renal pelvis rupture with perirenal extravasation of urine, an uncommon condition due to a stone in the ureter. Diagnosis was suspected on serial ultrasonography, and confirmed by computed tomograhy. Diagnosis, follow-up, and therapeutic approach are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / complications*
  • Kidney Calculi / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Pelvis / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ureteral Diseases / complications*