Renal artery aneurysm: ex vivo repair and autotransplantation: case report and review of the literature

The incidence of renal artery aneurysm is unknown, its natural history is unclear and unpredictable, and the clinical symptoms are of little or no value in diagnosis. The risk of rupture is high in pregnant women, as in splenic artery aneurysms and in aneurysms greater than 2 cm in size. Digital sub...

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Published inInternational surgery Vol. 88; no. 2; p. 61
Main Authors El Tayar, Adil R, Labruzzo, Cinzia, Haritopoulos, Konstantinos, Hakim, Nadey S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.04.2003
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysm - surgery
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - methods
Nephrectomy - methods
Renal Artery - surgery
Transplantation, Autologous
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Summary:The incidence of renal artery aneurysm is unknown, its natural history is unclear and unpredictable, and the clinical symptoms are of little or no value in diagnosis. The risk of rupture is high in pregnant women, as in splenic artery aneurysms and in aneurysms greater than 2 cm in size. Digital subtraction angiography is the best diagnostic test. When an aneurysm is identified, surgery is the best treatment option to avoid hypertension or rupture of the aneurysm. Because of advances in organ preservation, nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and autotransplantation is a safe and successful procedure. We report the case of a 2-cm-wide neck aneurysm that was treated by nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and auto-transplantation.
ISSN:0020-8868