We report an unusual death of an apparently healthy 56-year-old male due to massive hemorrhage caused by rupture of an artery in the wall of a solitary renal cyst, possibly after a relatively minor trauma. Fatalities due to spontaneous or posttraumatic rupture of renal cysts are extremely rare but can represent a potential danger for people with acquired cystic kidney disease. Our report describes results of the forensic investigation and discusses possible mechanisms of the rupture
Rainio, J. K., De Giorgio, F., Carbone, A., Death from renal cyst: spontaneous or traumatic rupture?, <<THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY>>, 2006; (27): 193-195 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/91726]
Death from renal cyst: spontaneous or traumatic rupture?
Rainio, Juha Kaleva;De Giorgio, Fabio;Carbone, Arnaldo
2006
Abstract
We report an unusual death of an apparently healthy 56-year-old male due to massive hemorrhage caused by rupture of an artery in the wall of a solitary renal cyst, possibly after a relatively minor trauma. Fatalities due to spontaneous or posttraumatic rupture of renal cysts are extremely rare but can represent a potential danger for people with acquired cystic kidney disease. Our report describes results of the forensic investigation and discusses possible mechanisms of the rupture
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