title: Rupture of a giant renal artery aneurysm: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of rupture of giant renal artery aneurysm (10 cm diameter) with lower abdominal discomfort and a syncopal attack. The patient was successfully treated by nephrectomy. Rupture of a giant renal artery aneurysm is lethal in most cases and prompt diagnosis is indispensable. As preoperative diagnosis, ultrasonography was useful as it showed the blood flow in the renal artery aneurysm in real-time. CT scan was also useful in determining accurately the size of the aneurysm and extension of hematoma in its surroundings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuhashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed