Spontaneous renal artery thrombosis: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

Spontaneous thrombosis of renal artery is extremely rare. Its presentation is that of commonly encountered problem of acute abdomen underscoring the need for a clinician to be aware of it. We report a case of a 56-year-old male with no previous health problems presented with complaint of abdominal p...

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Published inNorth American journal of medical sciences Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 234 - 236
Main Authors Singh, Shantanu, Wang, Li, Yao, Qi Sheng, Jyotimallika, Juthika, Singh, Shivank
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Acute abdomen
Blood clot
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Diseases
Renal artery
Risk factors
Thrombosis
Renal
Acute
Infarction
Flank Pain
Thrombosis
Abdomen
Renal Artery
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Summary:Spontaneous thrombosis of renal artery is extremely rare. Its presentation is that of commonly encountered problem of acute abdomen underscoring the need for a clinician to be aware of it. We report a case of a 56-year-old male with no previous health problems presented with complaint of abdominal pain and nausea. Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed thrombus in left renal artery. He showed good response to the treatment with resolution of the thrombus and improvement in the renal perfusion. Our case does conform to the others experience of good outcome when treatment is initiated in a timely manner. This patient had resolution of symptoms and restoration of perfusion with anticoagulation. The purpose of this case report is to remind busy practicing physicians to keep spontaneous renal thromboembolism in differential diagnosis in a patient with acute abdomen.
ISSN:2250-1541
1947-2714
1947-2714
DOI:10.4103/1947-2714.132944