title: Giant aneurysm of renal artery: surgical management.
abstract: Giant aneurysm of the renal artery is rare even though renal artery aneurysms are diagnosed more often since the introduction of abdominal ultrasonography and selective renal arteriography. A 52-year-old man with an aneurysm of the left renal artery measuring 16 x 13 x 10 cm presented with features of an expanding aneurysm. He underwent resection of the aneurysm and a left nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Lokeswara Rao
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Sajja
authors.forename: Benjaram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sitaram Reddy
authors.forename: Sarbeswar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahariah
authors.forename: Devaraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vijay Kumar
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*