Asymptomatic intrarenal arteriovenous fistula accompanying severe renal vein dilatation detected 30 years after percutaneous renal biopsy

We report on a patient with asymptomatic intrarenal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) accompanying severe renal vein dilatation detected 30 years after percutaneous renal biopsy. The patient was found to have microscopic hematuria. Three-dimensional computerized tomography confirmed the presence of an AVF...

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Published inUrologia internationalis Vol. 61; no. 4; p. 261
Main Authors Okamura, T, Tatsura, H, Kohri, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.01.1998
Subjects
Angiography
Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnosis
Arteriovenous Fistula - etiology
Arteriovenous Fistula - therapy
Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic - methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Artery - abnormalities
Renal Veins - abnormalities
Renal Veins - pathology
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report on a patient with asymptomatic intrarenal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) accompanying severe renal vein dilatation detected 30 years after percutaneous renal biopsy. The patient was found to have microscopic hematuria. Three-dimensional computerized tomography confirmed the presence of an AVF, and arterial embolization was performed. Three-dimensional computerized tomography is very useful and effective to image the physiology of vascular lesions for the diagnosis of a renal AVF.
ISSN:0042-1138
DOI:10.1159/000030325