Renal infarction caused by spontaneous renal artery dissection: treatment with catheter-directed thrombolysis and stenting

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Mar;32(2):333-6. doi: 10.1007/s00270-008-9465-7. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

Abstract

Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is rare and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of a 36-year-old man who had an SRAD-complicated renal infarction. The patient experienced severe unilateral flank pain. Enhanced abdominal computed axial tomography scan showed renal infarction, and urinalysis showed no hematuria. Selective renal angiography was essential to evaluate the extent of dissection and suitability for repair. The patient was treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis and frenal artery stenting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Dissection / complications
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy*
  • Catheterization / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infarction / diagnosis
  • Infarction / etiology
  • Infarction / therapy*
  • Kidney / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Stents*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed