Laparoscopic Treatment of a Spontaneously Ruptured Kidney (Wunderlich Syndrome)

Spontaneous, nontraumatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage or Wunderlich syndrome (WS) is a rare but potential life-threatening condition. In most patients a bleeding renal neoplasm is the cause of the retroperitoneal hematoma. The management of this condition includes a conservative approach in the hemod...

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Main Authors: Katharina Maria Bretterbauer, Dean Markić, Daniela Colleselli, Stephan Hruby, Ahmed Magdy, Günter Janetschek, Michael Josef Mitterberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/701046