title: Spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma presenting as acute abdomen.
abstract: Five cases of renal angiomyolipoma which underwent spontaneous rupture are described. These patients presented as an "acute abdomen" for which the diagnosis was not initially apparent. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis even with modern imaging techniques. The treatment of these tumours is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wightman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography