Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage (Wunderlich Syndrome) due to Large Upper Pole Renal Angiomyolipoma: Does Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Have a Role in Primary Treatment?

Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage (Wunderlich Syndrome) due to Large Upper Pole Renal Angiomyolipoma: Does Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Have a Role in Primary Treatment?

Spontaneous rapture with consequent retroperitoneal hemorrhage (Wunderlich’s syndrome) is the complication mostly feared from large renal angiomyolipomas (RAMLs). In hemodynamic stable patients, minimal invasive therapies have superseded open surgery as the mainstay of treatment, with contemporary c...

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Main Authors: Achilles Ploumidis, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Maria Thanou, Nikos Bodozoglou, Labros Athanasiou, Antonios Ploumidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/498694

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