A renal artery aneurysm incidentally found at operation. Should it be resected?
A rare case of a patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and an incidentally found left renal artery aneurysm (RAA) is presented. Successful repair of both aneurysms was simultaneously performed. The indications for such a surgical approach are also discussed.
Matsagas
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MI
Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. mimats@cc.uoi.gr
Mitsis
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Batsis
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Rigopoulos
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Kappas
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery