ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of renal subcapsular hematoma due to renal endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Departments of Urology and Pathology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. PATIENT(S): A 46-year-old premenopausal woman was admitted with a left lumbar pain and mass. Ultrasonography and computerized tomography revealed a giant-sized renal subcapsular hematoma. INTERVENTION(S): Computerized tomography, percutaneous drainage catheter placement, surgical exploration, and excision of renal capsule. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): None. RESULT(S): Histopathologic examination revealed endometriosis located beneath the fibrous renal capsule. CONCLUSION(S): Renal capsular endometriosis should be kept in mind among the causes of renal subcapsular hematoma.
