Urology
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1371-1372.e1,

Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection Complicating With Renal Infarction

  • Tsung-Han Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
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  • Jung-Tsung Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Sung-Yuan Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
    • National Taichung Nursing College, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sung-Yuan Hu, M.D., No. 160, Sec. 3, Chung-Kang Rd., Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China 00407; tel: 886 4 2359 2525 ext 3664; fax: 886 4 2359 4065
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  • Chih-Chung Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Tse Tsan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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  • Tzu-Chieh Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
    • National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare entity. We reported a 30-year-old healthy man presenting with sudden onset of left flank pain. Abdominal plain film and sonography were unremarkable. The contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated a dissecting intimal flap of the left distal renal artery (RA) complicating infarction. Selective angiography of the renal artery disclosed a long dissection of left distal RA with a patent true lumen and occlusion of left accessory RA. Conservative treatment with control of blood pressure and antiplatelet agent was prescribed. The patient was discharged with an uneventful condition on day 5.

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PII: S0090-4295(10)00049-X

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.12.059

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1371-1372.e1,