title: Intrarenal artery pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report of successful superselective angioembolization.
abstract: Renal artery pseudoaneurysm is a very rare complication after blunt trauma injury. We report on a case of a 54-year-old man admitted to our hospital for right flank pain and gross hematuria, 5 days after blunt abdominal trauma. The diagnosis of interlobar renal pseudoaneurysm was established by a computed tomography scan and confirmed by angiography. Successful superselective angioembolization was performed. This radiographic intervention is an effective and minimally invasive technique to stop active bleeding from renal artery pseudoaneurysms, when patients are hemodynamically stable and where technically feasible. A review of the literature was carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Antunes-Lopes
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morgado
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madaleno
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz
keywords: blunt renal trauma; delayed hematuria; minimally invasive technique