Rupture of renal angiomyolipoma during pregnancy : a case report

A 39-year-old woman, who was followed because of a 4 cm asymptomatic angiomyolipoma (AML) in the left kidney, presented with an acute onset of lower left back pain in the 38th week of her first pregnancy. An ultrasound revealed an 8 cm mass suggestive of AML rupture and retroperitoneal hemorrhage. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 56(2010), 5 vom: 02. Mai, Seite 261-4
1. Verfasser: Komeya, Mitsuru (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Matsumoto, Tatsuya, Fujinami, Kiyoshi, Senga, Yutaka, Asakura, Tomoyuki, Goto, Akihiko
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article Review
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Zusammenfassung:A 39-year-old woman, who was followed because of a 4 cm asymptomatic angiomyolipoma (AML) in the left kidney, presented with an acute onset of lower left back pain in the 38th week of her first pregnancy. An ultrasound revealed an 8 cm mass suggestive of AML rupture and retroperitoneal hemorrhage. An emergency caesarean delivery was performed. A post-delivery computed tomographic scan confirmed the AML rupture and selective embolization was performed. This was a case in which the AML grew rapidly during the pregnancy ; therefore, we discuss the relationship between AML and pregnancy
Beschreibung:Date Completed 08.07.2010
Date Revised 03.06.2010
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994