Spontaneous closure of a traumatic intrarenal pseudoaneurysm
K S Madhusudhan1, S Sharma, A Seth
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
|June 25, 2009
Abstract:
Renal artery pseudoaneurysms caused by blunt abdominal trauma are uncommon. It requires treatment with angioembolization because of high risk of rupture. Spontaneous closure of the pseudoaneurysm is extremely unusual. We report a case of a 29-year-old male who developed a traumatic intrarenal pseudoaneurysm that later resolved spontaneously. This report provides an insight into the natural history of renal pseudoaneurysm and suggests a potential option of managing them conservatively.
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