title: Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: a cause of urinary obstruction and acute renal failure.
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysms are rare causes of ureteric obstruction. We report three cases of inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm producing hydronephrosis. In two patients acute renal failure preceded this presentation. The diagnosis can be established by computed tomography when mural thrombus, wall calcification, and an enhancing periaortic soft-tissue mantle are present. It is important to recognize this disease preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dobranowski
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*