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Title
Life-threatening Wunderlich's syndrome with concurrent clopidogrel use
Publication Date
2016-11-09
Author(s)
Kinnear, Ned
Hennessey, Derek Barry
Douglass-Molloy, Hannah
Jack, Gregory S
Type of document
Journal Article
DOI
10.1136/bcr-2016-216171
Abstract
Spontaneous non-traumatic renal haemorrhage, or Wunderlich's syndrome, is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. We present the case of a 63-year-old man on clopidogrel who became haemodynamically unstable as a result of this condition. Angioembolisation revealed the unusual finding of active bleeding from multiple distinct subsegmental renal vessels, for which haemostasis was successfully achieved by coil placement. The patient remains well and with near-normal renal function on follow-up.
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Citation
BMJ Case Reports 2016; online first: 9 November
Jornal Title
BMJ Case Reports

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