Renal Cyst Rupture following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Case Report

We report a case of simple renal cyst rupture resulting from blunt trauma. The injury was detected on computed tomographic scanning. The patient was treated conservatively and CT scan one month later demonstrated resolution of the cystic rupture.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care Infection, and Critical Care, 1995-01, Vol.38 (1), p.28-29
Hauptverfasser:	Hughes, Charles R., Stewart, Paul F., Breckenridge, John W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Injuries - complications Abdominal Injuries - diagnostic imaging Aged Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Injuries of the urinary system. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents Kidney Diseases, Cystic - complications Kidney Diseases, Cystic - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Rupture Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of simple renal cyst rupture resulting from blunt trauma. The injury was detected on computed tomographic scanning. The patient was treated conservatively and CT scan one month later demonstrated resolution of the cystic rupture.
ISSN:	0022-5282 1529-8809
DOI:	10.1097/00005373-199501000-00008