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Renal Artery Thrombosis with Renal Infarction: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen

Renal artery thrombosis with renal infarction is a rare entity. Due to the nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis is usually delayed. We describe such a case in a middle-aged man with membranous nephropathy who was in remission and presented with severe abdominal pain. He was managed with...

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Autores principales: Nandwani, A., Pathania, D., Jha, P. K., Kher, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761235
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.183581
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Sumario:Renal artery thrombosis with renal infarction is a rare entity. Due to the nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis is usually delayed. We describe such a case in a middle-aged man with membranous nephropathy who was in remission and presented with severe abdominal pain. He was managed with selective intra-arterial thrombolysis with a good outcome.