Acute renal artery occlusion.
Eeven cases of acute renal artery occlusion are reviewed. The clinical presentation and features of the condition are discussed and reasons for delays in diagnosis are examined. Two cases in whom active treatment was carried out are described in detail. Acute renal artery occlusion is most common in patients with severe cardiac disease and this may influence decisions on treatment.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis
D013300:Streptokinase