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- Title
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage as a consequence of adrenal cyst rupture.
- Authors
Bławat, Adam; Kordasz, Janusz; Ołubiec, Jacek; Głuchowski, Jarosław
- Abstract
Since 2004, 613 cases of adrenal cysts, including 85 hemorrhagic pseudocysts, have been reported. The authors present the case of a 16-year-old patient with retroperitoneal haemorrhage (as a consequence of adrenal pseudocyst rupture) treated surgically. The final diagnosis was established after physical examination, additional imaging studies (abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT scan) and histopathological examination. CT examination should be performed in doubtful cases as a gold diagnostic standard. Because of high percentage of neoplasmatic cysts (up to 10%) and diagnostic difficulties, surgical excision of adrenal cysts with adrenalectomy remains the only appropriate therapeutic approach.
- Subjects
RETROPERITONEUM diseases; HEMORRHAGE complications; ADRENAL cortex diseases; CYSTS (Pathology); CYST rupture; TUMOR growth
- Publication
Central European Journal of Urology, 2009, Vol 62, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0500-7208
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5173/ceju.2009.01.art10