Postpartum rupture of a renal artery aneurysm to a solitary kidney.
We present the case of the first known survivor of postpartum rupture of a renal artery aneurysm where the contralateral kidney was congenitally absent. An important surgical principle, that of establishing the presence of one kidney before removing the other, is illustrated.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous