Atraumatic rupture of the kidney. A case report with autopsy.
A case of atraumatic rupture of the parenchyma of the right kidney with gross retroperitoneal haemorrhage is reported in an old woman. The underlying vascular lesion was probably arteriosclerotic and associated with hypertension.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery