Rupture of renal arterial aneurysm in pregnancy. Case report.
The case is described of a patient at term of her second pregnancy with spontaneous rupture of a renal arterial aneurysm, successfully delivered by caesarean section with primary repair of the renal artery. Sixteen cases have previously been reported, but only one was dealt with in a similar way. The literature is reviewed and the aetiology of pregnancy-related arterial aneurysm is discussed.
Schöön
I M
IM
Department of Surgery, Ostra Sjukhuset, Göteborg, Sweden.
Seeman
T
T
Niemand
D
D
Lindell
D
D
Andersch
B
B
Björkerud
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous