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Wünderlich syndrome. Report of two cases with different presentation modalities

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Case reports: Case 1 is a male patient who presented with left lumbar pain and wanders to the emergency department. Case 2: a female patient is brought to the emergency department in hypovolemic shock. In both cases, it was decided to perform urgent surgical treatment to correct the hemorrhage due to the progressive deterioration of hemodynamics, the subsequent evolution was favorable.Relevance: Wünderlich syndrome is characterized by retropritoneal hemorrhage localized at the renal or perirenal level, which occurs sudden onset. Implications: The available evidence on this pathology is scarce because it is a little suspected medical emergency.Conclusion: Wünderlich syndrome presents relatively frequently in emergency departments and represents a diagnostic-therapeutic challenge.

Source: South Health and Policy

DOI: 10.56294/shp2025280

Authors: Jorge Luis Santana Pérez, Dulvis Lianet Acosta Herrería, Jorge Luis Santana León, Ariel Sosa Remón, Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santivañez, Ismael Vargas Gallego, Jorge Márquez-Molina, Giovanni Callizaya Macedo

Institutions: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila, University of Granma, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana, Instituto de Oncología y Radiobiología, Ministerio de Salud

Language: English

Topic: Case Reports on Hematomas

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4413177120

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