Wunderlich's syndrome and hemorrhagic shock

J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2009 Sep;2(3):203-5. doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.55346.

Abstract

We report a case of Wunderlich's syndrome in an obese woman associated with massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Stable hemodynamic patient condition was obtained by selective arterial embolization. Since the first embolization of a renal angiomyolipoma in 1976 by Moorhead et al., highly selective renal arterial embolization of angiomyolipoma with rupture has become a procedure that offers greater efficacy, particularly in life-threatening cases.