Bilateral renal angiomyolipoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis treated with resection of one kidney and transarterial embolization of other kidney using CT during selective arteriography: a case report

Renal AML complicating tuberous sclerosis shows a rapid growth and its rupture is frequently associated with hemorrhagic shock as a result of profuse retroperitoneal bleeding, necessitating an aggressive therapeutic approach. This report describes the long-term clinical progress of 28 year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis with a ruptured giant AML that underwent unilateral nephrectomy, who has been followed up after treatment with concomitant application of computed tomography during selective arteriography to conserve the remaining normal renal parenchyma, and in whom the need for initiation of dialysis has been successfully avoided, with conspicuous reduction of the tumor size.