Korean J Urol.  2008 Feb;49(2):182-185.

Congenital Renal Arteriovenous Malformation in Pregnancy

• Shin JS
• Yun HK
• Park YI

Abstract

Congenital arteriovenous malformation of the kidney is a rare condition and there have been few reported cases that were detected during pregnancy because of a fistula. Of the 7 such cases in the literature, either a nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy was done during pregnancy, or an abortion was induced. We report here on a case of arteriovenous malformation that was treated successfully by therapeutic embolization. The patient's convalescence was unremarkable and a healthy newborn was delivered without any complications.

Keyword

Arteriovenous malformations; Therapeutic embolization; Pregnancy

MeSH Terms

Arteriovenous Malformations
Convalescence
Embolization, Therapeutic
Fistula
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kidney
Nephrectomy
Pregnancy