title: Wunderlich's syndrome: three cases of acute spontaneous renal bleeding, conservatively treated.
abstract: Wunderlich's syndrome is a clinical condition defined as a spontaneous renal bleeding of non traumatic origin, contained within the Gerota's fascia. Wunderlich's syndrome is rare. Spontaneous bleeding of kidney tumors, either benign or malignant, represents the more common causes. Classically it presents with acute flank pain, tender palpable mass and clinical hemodynamic deterioration. These symptoms are defined as the Lenk's classic triad. We present three cases of spontaneous renal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua. andrea.guttilla@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guttilla
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crestani
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zattoni
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valotto
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iafrate
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dal Moro
authors.forename: Filiberto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zattoni
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome