Death from renal cyst: Spontaneous or traumatic rupture?

Juha Kaleva Rainio; Fabio De Giorgio; Angelo Carbone

doi:10.1097/01.paf.0000220918.46766.f8

Death from renal cyst: Spontaneous or traumatic rupture?

Juha Kaleva Rainio, Fabio De Giorgio, Angelo Carbone

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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. Copyright © 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-195
Number of pages	3
Journal	THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.paf.0000220918.46766.f8
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Forensic Pathology
Hematoma
Hemorrhage
Humans
Kidney Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Rib Fractures
Rupture
adult
artery rupture
article
autopsy
case report
cause of death
fatality
human
kidney cyst
kidney hemorrhage
kidney injury
kidney polycystic disease
male
sudden death, Cysts

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author = "Rainio, {Juha Kaleva} and {De Giorgio}, Fabio and Angelo Carbone",

year = "2006",

doi = "10.1097/01.paf.0000220918.46766.f8",

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