Abstract
Rupture of the urinary collecting system associated with peripelvic extravasation
of the urine is an unusual condition and commonly associated with obstructing calculus.
We report a patient, recently given chemotherapy due to lymphoma, with acute abdomen
symptoms. He had a renal pelvis rupture with perirenal extravasation of urine, an
uncommon condition due to a stone in the ureter. Diagnosis was suspected on serial
ultrasonography, and confirmed by computed tomograhy. Diagnosis, follow-up, and therapeutic
approach are discussed.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 06, 2007
Accepted:
December 2,
2006
Received in revised form:
November 24,
2006
Received:
July 3,
2006
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