Rupture of undiagnosed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma after shock wave lithotripsy in an 11-year-old girl
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Published:2014-11-24
Issue:11-12
Volume:8
Page:878
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ISSN:1920-1214
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Container-title:Canadian Urological Association Journal
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Short-container-title:CUAJ
Author:
Shin Yu Seob,Kim Young Gon,Jang Kyu Yun,Choi Hwang,Kim Hyung Jin
Abstract
We present a case of a rupture of an undiagnosed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma after shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in an 11-year-old girl. Although SWL is generally regarded as safe, careful imaging before SWL is important to prevent life-threatening complications in children.
Publisher
Canadian Urological Association Journal