Isolated metachronous renal artery emboli.
We have reported on a patient with isolated metachronous renal artery emboli. The second embolus was treated successfully surgically 12 hours after the onset of symptoms. A review of the literature shows that emboli to the renal arteries occur more frequently than realized and that late embolectomy often is successful. A clinical triad of flank pain, atrial fibrillation, and nonfunctioning of the involved kidney has been discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology