• Am J Emerg Med · Nov 2017

    Case Reports

    Sudden onset flank pain: A case report of spontaneous renal rupture.

    • Seth M Grubb, Jonathan I Stuart, and Hillary M Harper.
    • Darnall Army Medical Center, 36065 Sante Fe Ave., Fort Hood, TX 76544, United States.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov 1; 35 (11): 1787.e1-1787.e3.

    BackgroundUndifferentiated abdominal pain is a common condition encountered in the emergency department. While a patient's age, risk factors, and comorbidities often aid in risk stratification and guide emergency department evaluation, atypical presentations of serious disease may still occur suddenly in young otherwise healthy patients.Case ReportIn this vignette we discuss a case of spontaneous, atraumatic renal rupture with large retroperitoneal hemorrhage (Wunderlich's Syndrome) in a 22year old male.DiscussionEmergency physicians regularly encounter uncommon causes of abdominal pain. Wunderlich's syndrome is rare but proper understanding of the disease process will aid in decision making and improve disposition and outcomes for patients. Likely presentations and risk factors for atraumatic renal rupture will be discussed as well as ED management and definitive treatment options.Published by Elsevier Inc.

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