A major renal artery aneurysm as the cause of a hydronephrosis with renovascular hypertension.
In general, renal artery aneurysms occur very rarely. This study reports on a 9-cm renal artery aneurysm which was erroneously thought to be a renal cyst, and which, as a result of depression of the renal parenchym and the ureteropelvic junction, led to arterial hypertension and consecutive, reduced function hydronephrosis.
Bernhardt
J
J
Department of Urology, Hegau Klinikum Singen, Germany.
Zwicker
C
C
Heríng
M
M
el Saman
M
M
Pfitzenmaier
N
N
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography