Korean J Urol.  1992 Apr;33(2):371-374.

A case of congenital renal arterio-venous malformation with huge venous dilatation

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  • 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

A 45-years-old woman complained mild right flank pain and easy fatigability. Right abdominal bruit was heard by auscultation. CT and angiography revealed a huge venous dilatation in renal sinus measuring 10.2cm in diameter. And similar findings were shown in MRI. We performed nephrectomy and confirmed arteriovenous fistula in main renal artery and vein.

Keyword

arterio-venous fistula; vascular malformation

MeSH Terms

Angiography
Arteriovenous Fistula
Auscultation
Dilatation*
Female
Flank Pain
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nephrectomy
Renal Artery
Vascular Malformations
Veins
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