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A 23-year-old man presented with a two-month history of hypertension. At 18 years of age, he had sustained an injury to the left flank while playing college football. His blood pressure was 180/100 mm Hg. Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen showed a large left subcapsular hematoma with areas of calcification compressing the renal parenchyma (Panel A). Total left nephrectomy was performed. The resected left kidney contained a subcapsular calcified hematoma forming a thin-walled (0.3 cm), eggshell-like calcified cyst (7x5.5x3.5 cm) conforming to the lateral surface of the kidney (Panel B). At follow-up at 1 and . . . [Full Text of this Article] |
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