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Left main renal artery entrapment by diaphragmatic crura: spiral CT angiography
S Singham1, P Murugasu, J Macintosh
1Department of Medical Imaging, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Abstract:
Entrapment of renal artery by the diaphragmatic crus is a rare cause of renal artery stenosis. Spiral computed tomography angiography provides a definitive diagnosis and shows the precise relationship of the artery to the diaphragmatic crus. The authors present a case of hypertension developing in a young 20-year-old female due to entrapment of the left renal artery by the diaphragmatic crus. This condition should be considered in young hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis without cardiovascular risk factors.
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