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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
[Spontaneous renal forniceal rupture with suspicious ovarian mass]
E Boulay1, A-C Philippe1, W Marraoui2
1Department of Surgical Oncology, Jean-Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 58, rue Montalembert, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France.
Abstract:
Extravasation of urine following rupture of the renal fornix is a rare complication mostly caused by obstruction secondary to distal ureteric stones. This 35-year-old woman was referred with back pain. Her CT scan revealed rupture of the renal fornix secondary to a pelvic mass. Laparoscopy subsequently confirmed this to be an ovarian abscess. We report the first case of spontaneous renal forniceal rupture secondary to pelvic inflammatory disease.

