Renovascular acute renal failure precipitated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic stones

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic stones is considered a safe and efficient method to facilitate fragmentation and stone removal. We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with a solitary functioning kidney who presented an acute-onset anuria and renovascular renal failur...

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Autores principales: Cecere, Nicolas, Goffette, Pierre, Deprez, Pierre, Jadoul, Michel, Morelle, Johann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv031
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Sumario:Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic stones is considered a safe and efficient method to facilitate fragmentation and stone removal. We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with a solitary functioning kidney who presented an acute-onset anuria and renovascular renal failure the day after ESWL. We speculate that vascular calcifications in the area targeted by shock waves played a critical role in renal artery obstruction in the present case.

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