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We evaluated the CT scans of 13 patients with spontaneous subcapsular or perinephric hemorrhage (SPH) associated with these underlying causes: 4 angiomyolipomas, 2 renal cell carcinomas, 1 renal metastatic malignant melanoma, 1 ruptured renal artery aneurysm, 1 adrenal myelolipoma, 1 ruptured renal abscess, 2 ruptured hemorrhagic cysts, and 1 patient with undiagnosed coagulation disorder. Our objective was to ascertain whether an underlying cause of SPH was identifiable by CT, and to determine the extension of the hematomas. Computed tomography identified the hematoma in all 13 cases (sensitivity 100%). In all 12 cases in which there was a renal or adrenal anatomic lesion, the underlying cause was identified with CT (100%), with correct diagnosis in 11 cases (91.6%). The case in which no lesion was identified was the undiagnosed coagulation disorder. We conclude that CT is a useful technique for the initial evaluation of SPH, permitting diagnosis of hemorrhage and identification of the underlying cause.
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Sebastià, M.C., Pérez-Molina, M.O., Alvarez-Castells, A. et al. CT evaluation of underlying cause in spontaneous subcapsular and perirenal hemorrhage. Eur. Radiol. 7, 686–690 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02742926
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