Antunes-Lopes T, Pinto R, Morgado P, Madaleno P, Silva J, Silva C, Cruz F. Intrarenal artery pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report of successful superselective angioembolization.
Res Rep Urol 2014;
6:17-20. [PMID:
24809039 PMCID:
PMC3979790 DOI:
10.2147/rru.s58291]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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.
Collapse