[Diagnostic availability of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in a case of cirsoid-type renal arteriovenous fistula].
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.
Ishikawa
Tomomoto
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Department of Urology, Kansai Rosai Hospital.
Tamada
Hiroshi
H
Inoue
Takaaki
T
Shimatani
Nobori
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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