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Case Report

Spontaneous Rupture of Kidney: A Rare Presentation of Nephrolithiasis

by
Poras Chaudhary
*,
Sachin Khandelwal
,
Rana A.K. Singh
and
Upendra C. Biswal
Department of General Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(3), e77; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e77
Submission received: 19 March 2012 / Revised: 18 June 2012 / Accepted: 5 July 2012 / Published: 26 September 2012

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of kidney is a rare clinical entity. A 35-year-old female presented in emergency with left flank pain and features suggestive of haemorrhagic shock. Investigations showed rupture of kidney with perinephric haematoma. Emergency left nephrectomy was done. Patient was discharged in satisfactory condition. Nephrolithiasis with secondary bacterial infection rarely presents as spontaneous kidney rupture. In presence of haemorrhagic shock management is emergency surgery.
Keywords: spontaneous rupture; emergency nephrectomy; nephrolithiasis with secondary infection spontaneous rupture; emergency nephrectomy; nephrolithiasis with secondary infection

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Chaudhary, P.; Khandelwal, S.; Singh, R.A.K.; Biswal, U.C. Spontaneous Rupture of Kidney: A Rare Presentation of Nephrolithiasis. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e77. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e77

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Chaudhary P, Khandelwal S, Singh RAK, Biswal UC. Spontaneous Rupture of Kidney: A Rare Presentation of Nephrolithiasis. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(3):e77. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e77

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Chaudhary, Poras, Sachin Khandelwal, Rana A.K. Singh, and Upendra C. Biswal. 2012. "Spontaneous Rupture of Kidney: A Rare Presentation of Nephrolithiasis" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 3: e77. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e77

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Chaudhary, P., Khandelwal, S., Singh, R. A. K., & Biswal, U. C. (2012). Spontaneous Rupture of Kidney: A Rare Presentation of Nephrolithiasis. Clinics and Practice, 2(3), e77. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e77

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