title: Retroperitoneal hemorrhage from a ruptured renal artery aneurysm with spontaneous resolution.
abstract: Rupture of a renal artery aneurysm is an acute surgical event with a high associated mortality rate. We report an unusual case of acute retroperitoneal hemorrhage from a ruptured renal artery aneurysm that resolved spontaneously with resultant pseudoaneurysm formation. Elective surgical management was performed with a simplified technique involving ligation of the neck of the renal artery aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Novick
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012077:Renal Artery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space