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Table 1 Summary of cases of trauma to patients with polycystic kidney disease found in the literature

From: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and minimal trauma: medical review and case report

Authors

Age

Sex

Mechanism of injury

Presentation

CT abdomen findings

Treatment

Pandyan et al. [40]

55

F

Seatbelt contact during airplane rapid deceleration

Bilateral Flank pain + increased abdominal girth + gross hematuria

NR

Expectant

Gildenhuys et al. [23]

28

M

Assault by a brick

Flank pain + gross hematuria

Ruptured cyst

Bed rest and observation

Kim et al. [41]

39

F

Shock-wave lithotripsy

Shock

Ruptured cyst with peri-renal hematoma

Supportive care then nephrectomy

Klein et al. [31]

40

M

Assault by a baseball bat

Gross hematuria

Possible hemorrhagic cysts

Expectant

Leslie et al. [20]

22

M

Motor Vehicle Accident

Flank pain then abdominal pain + tachycardia

Bilateral ruptured hemorrhagic cysts

Bilateral nephrectomies

Mabillard et al. [24]

25

M

Rugby/contact sport injury

Flank pain + gross hematuria

Ruptured cyst + retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Embolization of lower polar segmental branch of renal artery

Mufarrij et al. [32]

77

M

Vigorous massage chair session

Right lower quadrant pain + right-sided hip pain then 2 syncopal episodes

Cystic hemorrhage and rupture

Expectant + blood transfusions

Nash et al. [21]

58

F

Motor Vehicle Accident

Gross hematuria + distended abdomen then hypovolemic shock

Ruptured cyst in right kidney + multiple hemorrhagic cysts in left kidney

Bilateral nephrectomies

Reay et al. [42]

20

M

Fall from a horse with elbow flexed into flank

Gross hematuria

Renal injury into pelvicalyceal system and perinephric hematoma

Coil embolization of bleeding renal artery and pseudo aneurysm

Rhyner et al. [43]

NR

NR

Unknown

Unknown

Intracystic + retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Unknown

Wani et al. [33]

56

M

Hit by a thick rope on the flank

Flank pain + gross hematuria

Intracystic hemorrhage

Expectant

Zaslau et al. [44]

29

M

Blunt trauma to flank from ladder Fall of 8 ft in height

Flank pain + drop in hematocrit

Retroperitoneal hematoma and fluid + ruptured cyst

Nephrectomy

  1. F female, CT computed tomography
  2. M male, NR not reported