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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
Published on: February 2, 2021
Calcified renal artery aneurism embolization in a solitary kidney
Susana Alonso Menéndez1, Sergio Martín Martín, Santiago Pérez Fernández
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Valladolid, Spain. s.alonso.med@gmail.com
Objective:
To review presentation, diagnosis and treatment of renal artery aneurysms, a very uncommon disease.
Methods:
We report the case of a male with a calcified renal artery aneurysm in a solitary kidney.
Results:
Symptomatic effects may be hypertension, hematuria or flank pain. Arteriosclerosis and medial dysplasia are the most frequent causes and diagnosis is based on CT scan and angiography.
Conclusions:
The renal artery aneurysm is a disease with low prevalence and there is no clear protocol for management. The number of cases has increased over the last decades and endovasculrar treatment is a good therapeutic option.
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