Successful interventional treatment of renal insufficiency caused by renal artery pseudoaneurysm with concomitant arteriovenous fistula

J. Barkhausen*, R. Verhagen, R. D. Müller

*Corresponding author for this work
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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. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNephron
Volume85
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)351-353
Number of pages3
ISSN0028-2766
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.01.2000

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