Preoperative angioembolisation for life-threatening haemorrhage from Wilms' tumour: a case report.
Wilms' tumour is one of the most common abdominal tumours of childhood. Severe perirenal bleeding resulting in consumptive coagulopathy and colonic obstruction are rare complications of Wilms' tumour. We present a case report of one patient with these two complications, their successful management with preoperative angioembolisation and emergency nephrectomy, and a review of the relevant literature.
Chitnis
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M
East London Health Resource Centre, P.O. Box 12882, 5252 Amalinda, East London, South Africa. mrchitnis@mweb.co.za
Chowdhary
S K
SK
Lazarus
C
C
D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery