A BLEEDING RENAL-ARTERY PSEUDO-ANEURYSM COMPLICATING RENAL BIOPSY - TREATMENT WITH TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION

Authors
KELEKIS D PAPAGEORGIOU G BROUNTZOS EN KELEKIS N FEZOULIDIS I
Citation
D. Kelekis et al., A BLEEDING RENAL-ARTERY PSEUDO-ANEURYSM COMPLICATING RENAL BIOPSY - TREATMENT WITH TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION, International angiology, 13(2), 1994, pp. 170-172
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International angiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03929590
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
170 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-9590(1994)13:2<170:ABRPCR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report the treatment of a bleeding renal artery pseudoaneurysm by t ranscatheter embolization. The patient, a 30 years old woman, develope d macroscopic hematuria following renal biopsy. The presence of a leak ing pseudo. aneurysm of the lower pole segmental artery was confirmed by left selective renal angiogram; subsequently successful transcathet er embolization was performed using a 5.0 french Cobra catheter and 3 mm steel coils.