Collapse of a hockey player: ruptured aneurysm of the renal artery

Aneurysms of the visceral arteries are rare but potentially life-threatening anomalies.1 Aneurysms of the splenic and renal arteries account for most cases in published series. They are usually asymptomatic, but rupture can result in death.2 An - eurysms of the renal artery occur with an estimated p...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 182; no. 8; p. 803
Main Authors Smart, Gavin W, Crowley, John S, Lavoie, Denis J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Joule Inc 18.05.2010
CMA Impact, Inc
Canadian Medical Association
Subjects
Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aneurysm - surgery
Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Aneurysms
Care and treatment
Child
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Hockey - injuries
Humans
Male
Medical imaging
Nephrectomy
Practice
Renal Artery - surgery
Renal artery aneurysms
Sports injuries
Studies
Vascular surgery
Veins & arteries
Canada
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Summary:Aneurysms of the visceral arteries are rare but potentially life-threatening anomalies.1 Aneurysms of the splenic and renal arteries account for most cases in published series. They are usually asymptomatic, but rupture can result in death.2 An - eurysms of the renal artery occur with an estimated prevalence of 0.6% to 1.0% angiographically and are bilateral in about 10% of cases.3 With the widespread use of abdominal imaging modalities, detection of asymptomatic aneurysms of the renal artery is more common. No consensus exists regarding the optimal management of this finding. The two most common elective interventions are resection of the aneurysm with reconstruction of the renal artery, and endovascular embolization.3
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.090766