Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation
Renal arteriovenous malformations are uncommon and are rarely a cause for presentation. However, they can occasionally pose life-threatening problems. We present a case of an elderly female who underwent a complete left renal artery embolization, following a difficult presentation complicated by adv...
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| description | Renal arteriovenous malformations are uncommon and are rarely a cause for presentation. However, they can occasionally pose life-threatening problems. We present a case of an elderly female who underwent a complete left renal artery embolization, following a difficult presentation complicated by advanced dementia and multiple comorbidities. This is the first documented case of complete renal artery embolisation used to treat a renal AVM. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d419b4ea3f094c8783dd3b86d4f9c0882025-02-03T05:52:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/856059856059Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous MalformationAnthony Thayaparan0Tarik Amer1Eamon Mahdi2Omar Aboumarzouk3Owen Hughes4Urology Department, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UKUrology Department, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UKUrology Department, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UKUrology Department, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UKUrology Department, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UKRenal arteriovenous malformations are uncommon and are rarely a cause for presentation. However, they can occasionally pose life-threatening problems. We present a case of an elderly female who underwent a complete left renal artery embolization, following a difficult presentation complicated by advanced dementia and multiple comorbidities. This is the first documented case of complete renal artery embolisation used to treat a renal AVM.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/856059 |
| spellingShingle | Anthony Thayaparan Tarik Amer Eamon Mahdi Omar Aboumarzouk Owen Hughes Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation |
| title_full | Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation |
| title_fullStr | Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation |
| title_short | Complete Renal Artery Embolization in a Comorbid Patient with an Arteriovenous Malformation |
| title_sort | complete renal artery embolization in a comorbid patient with an arteriovenous malformation |
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