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Preoperative angioembolisation for life-threatening haemorrhage from Wilms’ tumour: a case report

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Wilms’ tumour is one of the most common abdominal tumours of childhood. Severe perirenal bleeding resulting in consumptive coagulopathy and colonic obstruction are rare complications of Wilms’ tumour. We present a case report of one patient with these two complications, their successful management with preoperative angioembolisation and emergency nephrectomy, and a review of the relevant literature.

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  1. East London Health Resource Centre, P.O. Box 12882, 5252, Amalinda, East London , South Africa

    M. Chitnis

  2. Eastern Cape Paediatric Surgery Service, East London, South Africa

    M. Chitnis, S. K. Chowdhary & C. Lazarus

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Chitnis, M., Chowdhary, S.K. & Lazarus, C. Preoperative angioembolisation for life-threatening haemorrhage from Wilms’ tumour: a case report. Ped Surgery Int 20, 290–291 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-003-1128-9

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