The disease usually only causes mild or non-specific pain, which is different from the significant pain caused by intraperitoneal infection. Abdominal tenderness and muscle tension are also mild. It is often due to reflexive diarrhea or abdominal distension caused by stimulation of the retroperitoneal nerves. Intestinal obstruction, mental disorders, systemic exhaustion, and even shock may also occur. The severity and urgency of the symptoms depend on the location, speed, nature of the exudate, and the degree of stimulation of the retroperitoneal layer.
If the trauma does not cause significant penetrating injury, there may be a few hours of latent period before clinical symptoms appear, followed by secondary infection.
Pancreatic juice渗入the peritoneal cavity behind the abdominal wall. Initially, the exudate is within the fascia, and then it spreads to the retroperitoneal space behind the kidney. Generally, it does not enter the perirenal space. When the exudate is hemorrhagic, Turner's sign and Cullen's sign may occur, with bluish discoloration of the skin on both sides of the abdomen and around the umbilicus.
When the urinary tract ruptures, urine (sometimes mixed with blood)渗入the peritoneal cavity behind the abdominal wall. When the lesion is in the renal pelvis and ureter, the exudate is mainly urine, while it is mainly blood when the renal parenchyma is damaged. Renal pelvis造影 shows that with the increase in pressure, the X-ray contrast agent in the renal pelvis can渗入the lymphatic vessels, veins, perirenal tissue, or perivesical tissue. Occasionally, there are reports of urinary tract rupture without obvious lesions, with urine渗入the peritoneal cavity behind the abdominal wall. Urinary tract rupture can be acute or gradually develop. There are reports that spontaneous rupture may occur several weeks or months after renal pelvis reconstruction surgery. The symptoms caused by urine leakage are very diverse, ranging from very mild to severe abdominal pain, palpable tender masses, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, chills, fever, exhaustion, and even shock. When the exudate is only urine, without bacterial infection and not much in quantity, it can be absorbed. If there are pathogens in the urine, it will cause diffuse inflammation of the surrounding tissues, leading to suppuration and further forming perinephric abscess or retroperitoneal abscess. There have been observations of retroperitoneal calculi formed by the precipitation of ammonium magnesium, which gradually increased in size. Chronic urinary tract leakage can lead to aseptic inflammation and fat dissolution in the perinephric space, forming pseudocysts. At this time, palpable masses can often be felt along with varying degrees of abdominal pain. Chronic urine leakage can lead to fibrosis of the ureter and perinephric area, causing urinary tract stenosis, but true retroperitoneal fibrosis will not occur.