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Postoperative CT showed right renal subcapsular haematoma and left moderate renal subcapsular haematoma. Renal angiogram showed pseudo-aneurysm on the left middle polar artery for which selective embolisation was performed. Physicians and urologists who come across SSCH for which no definite aetiology could be identified should keep in mind the possibility of an underlying vascular anomaly that could precipitate such a condition. 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