1. Embolization of a bleeding aneurysm in a patient with spontaneous perirenal haematoma due to Polyarteritis nodosa.
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Hidalgo J, Crego M, Montlleo M, de la Torre P, Bover J, Caparrós J, and Villavicencio H
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Aneurysm complications, Embolization, Therapeutic, Hematoma etiology, Hematoma therapy, Polyarteritis Nodosa complications, Renal Artery
- Abstract
Objective: To report a rare case of a Spontaneous perirenal haematoma due to Polyarteritis nodosa treated with a selective embolización of the bleeding aneurysm. Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is one of a spectrum of diseases thet belongs to the pathologic category of necrotizing vasculitis. Spontaneous perirenal haematoma (SPH) is an unusual complication of PAN., Methods: We are introducing a patient with SPH due to PAN., Results: The patient was treated with embolization of a left renal bleeding aneurysm of the upper interlobar artery. Pan is the most frequent vascular disease associated with spontaneous renal hematoma. Therefore the diagnosis may be difficult to determine., Conclusions: A selective embolization of the bleeding aneurysm is a therapeutical maneuver to be considered.
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- 2005
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