title: Surgical treatment of ruptured renal artery aneurysm: a report of 2 cases.
abstract: The rupture of a renal artery aneurysm is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose. Although we usually consider the appropriate treatment to be open laparotomy with aortic aneurysm surgery or stenting with graft insertion through intravascular intervention, thus far, there is no general consensus on the treatment protocol for renal artery aneurysm. Notably, ruptured renal artery aneurysm is a true critical emergency that may result in a fatal outcome. We are reporting two renal artery aneurysm patients who had ruptured and underwent emergency laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil Won
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Seo
keywords: Aneurysm; Renal artery