title: Renal endometriosis presenting with a giant subcapsular hematoma: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of renal subcapsular hematoma due to renal endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Departments of Urology and Pathology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 46-year-old premenopausal woman was admitted with a left lumbar pain and mass. Ultrasonography and computerized tomography revealed a giant-sized renal subcapsular hematoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Computerized tomography, percutaneous drainage catheter placement, surgical exploration, and excision of renal capsule.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Histopathologic examination revealed endometriosis located beneath the fibrous renal capsule.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Renal capsular endometriosis should be kept in mind among the causes of renal subcapsular hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drayhan_dirim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dirim
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celikkaya
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aygun
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caylak
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017697:Premenopause; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed