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Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection Complicating With Renal Infarction

Tsung-Han Tsaiabcd, Jung-Tsung Suabcd, Sung-Yuan HuabdeCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Chih-Chung Chaobd, Yu-Tse Tsanabdf, Tzu-Chieh Linabdf

published online 05 July 2010.
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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.

a Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, TaiwanTaiwan

b Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, TaiwanTaiwan

c Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan

d School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan

e National Taichung Nursing CollegeTaiwan

f National Taiwan University, 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

PII: S0090-4295(10)00049-X

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.12.059