Abdominal compartment syndrome after open biopsy in a child with bilateral Wilms' tumour

Patrick H Y Chung; Kenneth K Y Wong; Lawrence C L Lan; Paul K H Tam

Abdominal compartment syndrome after open biopsy in a child with bilateral Wilms' tumour

Hong Kong Med J. 2009 Apr;15(2):136-8.

Authors

Patrick H Y Chung¹, Kenneth K Y Wong, Lawrence C L Lan, Paul K H Tam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

PMID: 19342740

Abstract

Although Wilms' tumour is one of the most common solid malignancies in children, bilateral disease is rare. We report a child with bilateral Wilms' tumour who developed abdominal compartment syndrome after an open biopsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen
Compartment Syndromes / etiology*
Humans
Infant
Kidney Neoplasms / complications
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*
Wilms Tumor / complications
Wilms Tumor / pathology*