title: Selective arterial embolisation of bilateral angiomyolipomata in a symptomatic pregnant female.
abstract: Renal angiomyolipoma (RA) is a rare benign tumour that can expand rapidly during pregnancy due to oestrogen and other hormonal factors. Complications associated with expanding renal angiomyolipomata are spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to acute rupture and thrombosis of the renal vein or inferior vena cava. MRI is recommended for diagnostic purposes in pregnancy; however, this modality is not always readily available. In the present report, we describe the first case of bilateral selective arterial embolisation for renal angiomyolipomata presenting symptomatically in a previously healthy pregnant female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Niall F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ponnusamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed