A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst

dc.contributor.author	Harrington, Daphne M.
dc.contributor.author	Meara, Alexa S.
dc.contributor.author	Vaccharajani, Tushar
dc.contributor.author	Desai, Tejas
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-30T20:33:13Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-30T20:33:13Z
dc.date.issued	2012-11-16
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.2174/1874303X01205010035
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7689
dc.subject	Cystic kidney diseases, intestinal obstruction, abdominal pain, colon.	en_US
dc.title	A Complicated “Simple” Renal Cyst	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
ecu.journal.issue	1	en_US
ecu.journal.name	Open Urology and Nephrology Journal	en_US
ecu.journal.pages	35-39	en_US
ecu.journal.volume	5	en_US

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