• J Emerg Med · Feb 2013

    Case Reports

    Rupture of ectopic pelvic dysplastic kidney after blunt abdominal trauma presenting as left lower quadrant pain.

    • Sai-Wai Ho, Ying-Tung Yeh, and Chao-Bin Yeh.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
    • J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb 1;44(2):e173-5.

    BackgroundEctopic pelvic dysplastic kidney is very rare. To our knowledge, there is no case report in the literature that discusses the diagnosis and management of ectopic pelvic dysplastic kidney in trauma.ObjectivesTo report an unusual organ injury after abdominal blunt trauma.Case ReportA 23-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of left lower quadrant pain after blunt abdominal trauma. Rupture of an ectopic pelvic dysplastic kidney was suspected from ultrasonography and then confirmed by a computed tomography scan. The patient was managed successfully with conservative therapy.ConclusionsThe focused assessment with sonography for trauma examination is beneficial to hemodynamically stable blunt abdominal trauma patients because unusual organ injuries can be detected early.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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