title: Renal artery aneurysm rupture in pregnancy.
abstract: Acute rupture of a renal artery aneurysm is more likely to occur during pregnancy and when it does there is an associated high mortality for the mother and child. Increased blood flow and intra-abdominal pressure, and vascular changes secondary to increased steroid production are postulated as contributory to the increased risk of rupture during pregnancy. When a renal artery aneurysm is discovered in a woman of childbearing age surgical treatment, preferably primary repair, is indicated to prevent subsequent rupture during pregnancy. We report on a mother and child who survived acute rupture of a renal artery aneurysm following treatment by primary repair.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous