Renal artery pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma: case report and literature review.
Renal vascular injuries such as transection, thrombosis, dissection, and arteriovenous fistula formation are unusual but well-recognized consequences of blunt abdominal trauma. We discuss a rare case of renal artery pseudoaneurysm presenting 6 weeks after blunt abdominal trauma that was successfully treated with selective embolization.
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Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, USA.
Cohn
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Burns
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Egglin
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*