Renal artery embolization controls intractable pain in a patient with polycystic kidney disease.
A 65-year-old man with adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) and chronic renal failure suffered from intractable abdominal pain and distension for 2 weeks. Meperidine infusion did not alleviate his pain. However, pain and abdominal distension were successfully controlled by embolization of both renal arteries.
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Department of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical Center, The Catholic University of Korea, #62, Youido-dong, Yongdungpo-gu, Seoul, 150-010, Korea.
Park
S H
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Lee
J M
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Kim
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Chang
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D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012077:Renal Artery