title: Rupture of renal artery aneurysm during the early post-partum period.
abstract: Rupture of renal artery aneurysm associated with pregnancy is an uncommon condition. It is known that almost all previously reported cases have occurred during pregnancy. We experienced a case of rupture of renal artery aneurysm during the early post-partum period which was diagnosed by computed tomography and treated by angiographic embolization. To our knowledge, only two cases of rupture of renal artery aneurysm during the post-partum period have been reported in the English-language published work. An early diagnosis of rupture of renal artery aneurysm during the post-partum period is very challenging because the clinical symptoms of this condition are acute abdominal, flank or back pain, which are relatively common signs caused by more common post-partum complications. However, rupture of renal artery aneurysm is a life-threatening emergency condition requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. The possibility of a rupture of renal artery aneurysm should be considered in any pregnant women with symptoms of an acute abdomen with hemorrhagic shock.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Munehiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: acute abdominal pain; angiography; arterial embolization; post-partum; rupture of renal artery aneurysm