Kidney salvage in a case of ruptured renal artery aneurysm: case report and literature review.
A 79-year-old woman presented with hypovolaemic shock caused by rupture of a left renal artery aneurysm. She was successfully treated by arterial reconstruction with functional salvage of the kidney. The frequency of renal artery aneurysms, their risk of rupture and the results of urgent surgery are discussed.
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Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, George-August-University of Gottingen, Germany.
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D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed