Atheroemboli to the lower urinary tract: a marker of atherosclerotic vascular disease--a case report.
Atheroemboli to the lower genitourinary tract may serve as a marker for disseminated atheroembolic disease, a highly lethal condition. A case presentation and review of our institional experience is presented.
Sussman
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Department of Surgery (Vascular Surgery), Englewood Hospital, NJ.
Stahl
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Ibrahim
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Kahn
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Wolodiger
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Dardik
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D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D015653:Cystectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D002784:Cholesterol