Renal Artery Aneurysm Causing Symptomatic Hydronephrosis
| Autor: | Darren Ow, Janelle Brennan, Koonjbeharry B, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Ania Sliwinski, David Wetherell, Mahesha Weerakoon, Kiran Manya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Population Pelviureteric junction obstruction urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease Surgery Renal artery aneurysm Angiography Medicine business education Hydronephrosis Renal artery aneurysms |
| Zdroj: | Medical & Surgical Urology. |
| ISSN: | 2168-9857 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2168-9857.1000121 |
| Popis: | Renal artery aneurysms occur in only up to 0.3% of the population [1]. They are usually an incidental finding but have been known to cause hypertension, pain, haematuria and hydronephrosis [1-3]. Dedicated CT angiography is needed to diagnose a renal artery aneurysm hence they are not always obvious on conventional CT. There have been numerous reports of renal artery aneurysms that were originally thought to be cysts [1,4,5]. This is a case report of a patient who presented with loin pain and hydronephrosis originally thought to have a classic Pelviureteric Junction Obstruction (PUJO) but was later |
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