Abstract
A right flank mass, in a patient with fever of unknown origin, pain, and superiorly displaced right kidney on excretory urogram, was explored through a subcostal incision. Finding of a retroperitoneal abscess was anticipated; instead a ruptured mycotic aortic aneurysm was encountered. An awareness that entities such as this may exist is imperative in the differential diagnosis of flank masses. Treatment through a flank incision presents an elusive if not impossible feat. Because of the gravity of the underlying disease, misdiagnosis almost always results in death.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 620-622 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Urology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology