title: Renal infarction caused by spontaneous renal artery dissection: treatment with catheter-directed thrombolysis and stenting.
abstract: Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is rare and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of a 36-year-old man who had an SRAD-complicated renal infarction. The patient experienced severe unilateral flank pain. Enhanced abdominal computed axial tomography scan showed renal infarction, and urinalysis showed no hematuria. Selective renal angiography was essential to evaluate the extent of dissection and suitability for repair. The patient was treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis and frenal artery stenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Choong-Gu, Inchon, South Korea. radjeon@korea.com
authors.forename: Yong Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Soon Gu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Ki Cheon
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed