title: [Diagnostic availability of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in a case of cirsoid-type renal arteriovenous fistula].
abstract: We report a case of cirsoid-type renal arteriovenous fistula (RAVF), which was difficult to differentiate from renal pelvic tumor by intravenous pyelography and computed tomographic (CT) scan. A 76-year-old woman visited our department complaining of sudden asymptomatic macroscopic hematuria. A CT scan showed an irregular mass (3 x 2 x 2 cm) in the right kidney. MRA revealed a cirsoid-type renal arteriovenous fistula. The patient was treated with TAE using ethanol, geratin sponge, and a coil. It is suggested that MRA is useful for the diagnosis of renal arteriovenous fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kansai Rosai Hospital.
authors.forename: Tomomoto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamada
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Nobori
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimatani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome