Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We report the case of a woman who presented with gross hematuria and was treated with a percutaneous embolization.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 48-year-old Caucasian woman presented with gross hematuria...
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doaj-dedebb78ab3247caa0098ac4dd73cabe2020-11-25T00:39:10ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472011-10-015151010.1186/1752-1947-5-510Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case reportMariani DavideFontana FedericoMangini MonicaPeroni GaiaLaganà DomenicoCarrafiello GianpaoloPiffaretti GabrieleFugazzola Carlo<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We report the case of a woman who presented with gross hematuria and was treated with a percutaneous embolization.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 48-year-old Caucasian woman presented with gross hematuria, left flank pain, and clot retention. The patient had no history of renal trauma, hypertension, urolithiasis, or recent medical intervention with percutaneous instrumentation. The patient did not report any bleeding disorder and was not taking any medication. Her systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were normal at presentation. The patient had anemia (8 mg/dL) and tachycardia (110 bpm). She underwent color and spectral Doppler sonography, multi-slice computed tomography, and angiography of the kidneys, which showed a renal arteriovenous malformation pole on top of the left kidney.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The feeding artery of the arteriovenous malformation was selectively embolized with a microcatheter introduced using a right transfemoral approach. By using this technique, we stopped the bleeding, preserved renal parenchymal function, and relieved the patient's symptoms. The hemodynamic effects associated with the abnormality were also corrected.</p> http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/510 |
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Mariani Davide Fontana Federico Mangini Monica Peroni Gaia Laganà Domenico Carrafiello Gianpaolo Piffaretti Gabriele Fugazzola Carlo Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Mariani Davide Fontana Federico Mangini Monica Peroni Gaia Laganà Domenico Carrafiello Gianpaolo Piffaretti Gabriele Fugazzola Carlo |
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Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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Gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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gross hematuria caused by a congenital intrarenal arteriovenous malformation: a case report |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We report the case of a woman who presented with gross hematuria and was treated with a percutaneous embolization.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 48-year-old Caucasian woman presented with gross hematuria, left flank pain, and clot retention. The patient had no history of renal trauma, hypertension, urolithiasis, or recent medical intervention with percutaneous instrumentation. The patient did not report any bleeding disorder and was not taking any medication. Her systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were normal at presentation. The patient had anemia (8 mg/dL) and tachycardia (110 bpm). She underwent color and spectral Doppler sonography, multi-slice computed tomography, and angiography of the kidneys, which showed a renal arteriovenous malformation pole on top of the left kidney.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The feeding artery of the arteriovenous malformation was selectively embolized with a microcatheter introduced using a right transfemoral approach. By using this technique, we stopped the bleeding, preserved renal parenchymal function, and relieved the patient's symptoms. The hemodynamic effects associated with the abnormality were also corrected.</p> |
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