Polycystic Kidney Disease with Renal Failure Presenting as Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in the ED

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease may present to the emergency department (ED) with vomiting, abdominal pain or hernias, renal insufficiency or failure, or bleeding from cerebral aneurysms. A 37-year-old man presented to the ED with signs and symptoms of incarcerated inguinal hernia. Labo...

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Main Authors: Silman, Eric F, Chakravarthy, Bharath, Vaca, Federico E, Langdorf, Mark I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2009-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5df86190