Renal artery aneurysm: the significance of abdominal bruit and use of color Doppler.
A case of renal artery aneurysm is presented. The patient had no hypertension and no signs of arteriosclerosis obliterans or aortitis syndrome, except for abdominal bruit. A saccular aneurysm, 1 cm in diameter, was demonstrated by two-dimensional and color Doppler ultrasound and documented by angiography. The aneurysm was embolized by a steel coil. The abdominal bruit, though uncommon, is a very important bed-side sign of renal artery aneurysm, if the patient exhibits no arteriosclerosis obliterans or aortitis syndrome. Ultrasound Doppler is very useful in screening for aneurysm.
Okamoto
M
M
Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
Hashimoto
M
M
Sueda
T
T
Munemori
M
M
Yamada
T
T
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography