A delayed case of renal artery pseudoaneurysm presented with gross hematuria and azotemia in solitary kidney following percutaneous nephrostomy: treated by transcatheter coil embolization

Int Urol Nephrol. 2008;40(3):811-3. doi: 10.1007/s11255-006-9139-9. Epub 2006 Dec 19.

Abstract

Renal arteriovenous fistula or pseudoaneurysms developing after invasive procedures are either asymptomatic or show only transient symptoms. We describe here a case of symptomatic renal artery pseudoaneurysm that presented with gross hematuria and azotemia. The pseudoaneurysm of renal artery was diagnosed by ultrasonography and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and it was successfully treated by percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization. A high index of suspicion is essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of delayed gross hematuria in patients with history of percutaneous nephrostomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Azotemia / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Nephrectomy
  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / adverse effects*
  • Renal Artery*