Posttraumatic renal infarction versus tumor: a helpful angiographic finding

Clin Imaging. 1992 Apr-Jun;16(2):129-33. doi: 10.1016/0899-7071(92)90127-u.

Abstract

We report a case of segmental renal infarction due to a traumatic dissecting hematoma of a renal artery branch. Some features of the cross-sectional imaging studies were atypical of infarct and suggestive of tumor. Renal arteriography demonstrated aneurysmal dilatation of an approximately 3-cm portion of a segmental renal artery, an uncommon but highly suggestive finding of traumatic arteriopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / injuries*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Renal Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Renal Artery / injuries*
  • Skiing
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed