A rare case of Wunderlich syndrome five days after left hemicolectomy for colorectal cancer.

Introduction Wunderlich syndrome (WS) is a surgical emergency characterized by spontaneous, non-traumatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Angiomyolipoma (AML), a benign mesenchymal tumor, is the most frequent cause of WS. We present a case of WS, appearance five days after a left hemicolectomy for cancer.