Autotransplantation of a single functioning kidney following rupture of renal artery aneurysm

Renal artery aneurysms (RAA) are the second most common visceral artery aneurysm. In cases of rupture they pose a significant and emergent surgical challenge. Extracorporeal arterial reconstruction and autotransplantation is often necessary in certain complex cases that are not amenable to aneurysm...

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Published in:Irish medical journal 2014-02, Vol.107 (2), p.50-51
Main Authors: Sullivan, J F, Forde, J C, Daly, P, Shields, W, O'Kelly, F, Quinlan, D M, Hickey, D P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Angiography
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - methods
Renal Artery
Transplantation, Autologous
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Summary:Renal artery aneurysms (RAA) are the second most common visceral artery aneurysm. In cases of rupture they pose a significant and emergent surgical challenge. Extracorporeal arterial reconstruction and autotransplantation is often necessary in certain complex cases that are not amenable to aneurysm repair in vivo. We report a case of a 35 year old female with a RAA in a solitary functioning kidney, requiring ex vivo reconstruction and autotransplantation to the iliac vessels.
ISSN:0332-3102