Spontaneous rupture of the upper urinary tract without identified cause in an elderly man : successful conservative management in N'djamena, Chad.
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Spontaneous rupture of the upper urinary tract is a rare urological entity, defined by the presence of a rupture at any site not related to surgery, instrumentation, or trauma. With an atypical clinical presentation, imaging is the only diagnostic modality. The therapeutic attitude must be dictated by the clinical presentation, the patient's condition, and the aetiology. Urinary diversion (percutaneous nephrostomy or double J ureteral catheter) is the mainstay of management. In this article, we report a case of spontaneous rupture of the upper urinary tract without an identified cause in an elderly man. Treatment was conservative, with an ultimately favourable outcome.
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La rupture spontanée des voies urinaires hautes est une entité urologique rare, caractérisée par la présence d'une rupture à un endroit quelconque, sans lien avec une intervention chirurgicale, l'utilisation d'instruments ou un traumatisme. En raison de sa présentation clinique atypique, l'imagerie est la seule modalité diagnostique. L'attitude thérapeutique doit être dictée par la présentation clinique, l'état du patient et l'étiologie. La dérivation urinaire (néphrostomie percutanée ou cathéter urétéral double J) est le pilier de la prise en charge. Dans cet article, nous rapportons un cas de rupture spontanée des voies urinaires supérieures sans cause identifiée chez un homme âgé. Le traitement a été conservateur, avec une évolution favorable.
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