Renal pelvis rupture presenting as an acute abdomen in patient with Alzheimer's dementia: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Renal pelvis rupture (RPR) with clinical presentation of acute abdomen is an unusual clinical event and in a patient with Alzheimer's dementia is unique in its clinical presentation and differentiating the diagnosis. We report a case of a 75-year-old male Alzheimer's patient who complained of sudden right-sided flank and abdominal pain followed by nausea, and vomiting, without a history or signs of external trauma. Abdominal ultrasound showed fluid collection close to the right renal pelvis with first-grade hydronephrosis. Computed tomography revealed right colon overdistension and, a 2 mm proximal right ureteral stone, and contrast urography showed a dilated right renal pelvis with extravasation. After the endoscopic treatment with double-J stent, no contrast extravasation was seen on the

SUBMITTER: Glavinov MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature