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Spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma presenting as acute abdomen
K B Koh1, J A Wightman, J George
1Department of Surgery, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Abstract:
Five cases of renal angiomyolipoma which underwent spontaneous rupture are described. These patients presented as an "acute abdomen" for which the diagnosis was not initially apparent. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis even with modern imaging techniques. The treatment of these tumours is discussed.
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