Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Normotensive Young Male

We report a case of spontaneous superior pole renal artery dissection in a healthy forty-one year old man. Spontaneous renal artery dissection is a rare event occurring in patients with hypertension or renovascular disease such as fibromuscular dysplasia. This case demonstrates the importance of mai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Taylor, John A., Martin, Eric C., Sawczuk, Ihor S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29861678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.87
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Sumario:We report a case of spontaneous superior pole renal artery dissection in a healthy forty-one year old man. Spontaneous renal artery dissection is a rare event occurring in patients with hypertension or renovascular disease such as fibromuscular dysplasia. This case demonstrates the importance of maintaining renovascular accidents as part of the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.

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