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Atraumatic Rupture of the Kidney A Case Report with Autopsy
Author(s) -
TØNJUM S.,
AARDAL N. P.,
HARTVEIT F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1975.tb03936.x
Subject(s) - autopsy , medicine , kidney , parenchyma , renal parenchyma , lesion , radiology , surgery , pathology
Summary A case of atraumatic rupture of the parenchyma of the right kidney with gross retroperitoneal haemorrhage is reported in an old woman. The underlying vascular lesion was probably arteriosclerotic and associated with hypertension.