title: [Idiopathic acute partial renal infarction].
abstract: Renal infarction is a rare disease which must be considered in any case of low back pain. The most frequent causes are related to emboligenic heart disease, renal artery fibrodysplasia or trauma. The authors report the second published case of idiopathic renal infarction. The diagnosis is usually suggested by contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan, but is confirmed and refined by selective renal arteriography or CT angiography. Treatment may be medical or surgical depending on the severity of the lesions and the patient's general state. The therapeutic indications are discussed in the light of a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital de la Cavale blanche, Brest, France. joulin.vincent@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Joulin
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sallusto
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deruelle
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Taccoen
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valeri
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography