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Asymptomatic renal pseudoaneurysm after percutaneous renal biopsy
Gi Young Yun1, Seung Kyo Kim1, Seung Kyo Park1
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
A 37-year-old man was referred to Division of Nephrology for a new renal cystic lesion that was found on ultrasonography. Four years prior to presentation, a percutaneous renal biopsy had been performed. Computed tomography scan showed a 4.4-cm-sized renal artery pseudoaneurysm in the left kidney. Selective renal angiography revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the left lower pole of the kidney. The renal pseudoaneurysm was successfully embolized with coil. Follow-up Doppler ultrasonography showed no internal blood flow into the aneurysmal sac. His renal function remained stable after coil embolization.
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