title: Spontaneous rupture of renal pelvis.
abstract: Spontaneous urine extravasation from the pelvicalyceal system into the perinephric space is an uncommon condition. It is most commonly seen in the setting of obstructive ureteric calculus. Other rare causes include neoplasms, trauma, and iatrogenic procedures. Most commonly described phenomenon is forniceal rupture, but renal pelvis rupture without forniceal rupture is extremely rare. We present a short series of 3 cases of spontaneous pelvis rupture, each with a different etiology. Diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. The follow-up and therapeutic approaches are discussed with a short review of literature.
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh-160012, India. drajaygulati@rediffmail.com
authors: Ajay
authors: A
authors: Gulati
authors: Mahesh
authors: M
authors: Prakash
authors: Anmol
authors: A
authors: Bhatia
authors: Ravimohan
authors: R
authors: Mavuduru
authors: Niranjan
authors: N
authors: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed