A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst
Author
Harrington, Daphne M.; Meara, Alexa S.; Vaccharajani, Tushar; Desai, Tejas
Abstract
Background:
Simple renal cysts are usually asymptomatic and benign. Rarely, symptoms and complications can develop from local mass effect which is illustrated by this case.
Case Presentation:
77 year old Caucasian male presents with abdominal pain for five days. Abdominal exam was diffusely tender, markedly distended, tympanic with absent bowel sounds. His work-up included an abdominal x-ray showing a colonic obstruction and abdominal CT showing a large 27 cm renal cyst. Drainage of the renal cyst resolved obstructive symptoms.
Conclusion:
A simple renal cyst should not be overlooked as the reason for acute abdominal pain. Simple renal cysts, though benign are not without complications.
Date
2012-11-16
Citation:
APA:
Harrington, Daphne M., & Meara, Alexa S., & Vaccharajani, Tushar, & Desai, Tejas. (November 2012).
A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7689
MLA:
Harrington, Daphne M., and Meara, Alexa S., and Vaccharajani, Tushar, and Desai, Tejas.
"A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst". .
. (),
November 2012.
October 03, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7689.
Chicago:
Harrington, Daphne M. and Meara, Alexa S. and Vaccharajani, Tushar and Desai, Tejas,
"A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst," , no.
(November 2012),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7689 (accessed
October 03, 2023).
AMA:
Harrington, Daphne M., Meara, Alexa S., Vaccharajani, Tushar, Desai, Tejas.
A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst. .
November 2012;
():
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7689. Accessed
October 03, 2023.
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