Wunderlich syndrome secondary to renal artery angioplasty: A case report

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Wunderlich syndrome secondary to renal artery angioplasty
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Published: Nov 12, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59652/aim.v2i4.290
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Wunderlich Syndrome, Perirenal hematoma, Angioplasty, Urology, Surgery

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Karen Kallás Pinto
Universidade de Taubaté, Brazil
João Marco Braz Scarpa Mariano Pereira
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Otavio Cabral Coelho
Universidade de Taubaté
Rodrigo Duarte Berdun Silva
Andrei Ricardo Rodrigues Guedes Ricardo Rodrigues Guedes
Universidade de Taubaté
Ana Clara Liz da Silva Cunha
Universidade de Taubaté
Alcedir Raiser Lima Raiser Lima
Universidade de Taubaté

Abstract

Wunderlich syndrome is an uncommon pathology that is characterized by spontaneous hemorrhage in the subcapsular and perirenal spaces. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman who developed abdominal pain associated with hypotension after undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), with stenting in the right renal artery by means of puncture of the left brachial artery. An extensive retroperitoneal hematoma was identified on emission tomography in the topography of the right kidney, thus corroborating the diagnostic hypothesis of the aforementioned syndrome. As an outcome of the case, a surgical reapproach was required to drain a hematoma and hemostatic suture to resolve the condition.

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Kallás Pinto, K., Braz Scarpa Mariano Pereira, J. M., Cabral Coelho, O., Duarte Berdun Silva, R., Ricardo Rodrigues Guedes, A. R. R. G., Liz da Silva Cunha, A. C., & Raiser Lima, A. R. L. (2024). Wunderlich syndrome secondary to renal artery angioplasty: A case report. Annals of Innovation in Medicine, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.59652/aim.v2i4.290
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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2024): Annals of Innovation in Medicine
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