title: A giant renal artery aneurysm diagnosed post partum.
abstract: We report a case of a 5.8 cm. right renal artery aneurysm diagnosed intact 8 weeks post partum. Rupture of a renal arterial aneurysm during pregnancy is a rare but well described catastrophic event. There are no previous reports of an intact renal artery aneurysm diagnosed either ante partum or post partum. To our knowledge, this also represents the largest reported renal artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was repaired successfully with kidney salvage and closure of the fistulous connection to the renal vein.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96859-5000.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pliskin
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dresner
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hassell
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gusz
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Balkin
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lerud
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000401:mortality; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous