Embolization of a segmental renal artery pseudoaneurysm after partial nephrectomy in a solitary kidney.
Renal pseudoaneurysms are a well-documented complication following trauma or after percutaneous biopsy. When symptomatic, patients present with hematuria and deteriorating renal function. We present the case of a 62-year-old man who, due to development of a pseudoaneurysm, presented with gross hematuria 10 days after partial nephrectomy for a renal cell carcinoma in a single kidney. A segmental artery was embolized with stainless steel coils without significant loss of the limited renal vascularization.
Chatziioannou
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Department of Radiology, Areteion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
Mourikis
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Awad
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Konstantinedes
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Panourgias
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Vlachos
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012077:Renal Artery