Successful Interventional Treatment of Renal Insufficiency Caused by Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Concomitant Arteriovenous Fistula

Abstract

Asymptomatic arteriovenous fistulae and pseudoaneurysms are common after renal biopsy. We present a patient with a single kidney and symptomatic pseudoaneurysm of the renal artery with concomitant arteriovenous fistula as a rare complication following surgical embolectomy. The patient developed renal insufficiency because of a significant degree of vascular steal caused by the fistula. Dialysis was performed for more than 6 months until the fistula was diagnosed. The fistula and the pseudoaneurysm were successfully treated by superselective arterial embolization with metallic coils. Renal function improved within the next 2 weeks and no further dialysis was necessary.

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 2000

Publication date (Print): August 2000

Publication date (Electronic): 28 July 2000

Volume: 85

Issue: 4

Pages: 351-353

Affiliations

Central Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, University Essen, Germany

Article

Publisher ID: 45687 Other ID: Nephron 2000;85:351–353

DOI: 10.1159/000045687

PubMed ID: 10940748

Copyright statement: © 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel

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Subject: Case Report