Spontaneous Rupture of the Kidney Due to Metastatic Choriocarcinoma during Pregnancy.
- Author:
In Gon KIM
1
;
Yang Hoo KIM
;
Tae Gyeong KIM
;
Kwi Ho KANG
;
Jeong Oh YI
;
Bo Hyun HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Maryknoll Hospital, Busan, Korea. LJOURO@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spontaneous renal rupture;
Choriocarcinoma;
Pregnancy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Choriocarcinoma*;
Female;
Flank Pain;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Kidney*;
Laparotomy;
Nephrectomy;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy*;
Rupture;
Rupture, Spontaneous*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2002;43(8):708-710
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A spontaneous rupture of the kidney due to a metastatic choriocarcinoma, which is associated with a normal pregnancy, is very rare. A 33-year-old female patient presented with sudden colicky right flank pain on the 5th day after a Cesarian Section. An abdominal CT scan showed evidence of a right renal rupture with a perirenal hematoma. Under the impression of a spontaneous rupture of right kidney, an exploratory laparotomy with a radical nephrectomy was performed. The pathologic findings revealed a renal parenchymal rupture due to a metastatic choriocarcinoma.
