title: Spontaneous kidney rupture--symptom of renal tumors.
abstract: Spontaneous ruptures of the kidney frequently require an emergency surgical intervention and the underlying pathology often only becomes clear intraoperatively. On the basis of our own cases the clinical management of the symptom 'rupture of the kidney' is discussed particularly referring to renal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jakse
mesh_terms: D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous