Clin Hypertens.  2015 ;21(1):4. 10.1186/s40885-014-0011-4.

Spontaneous rupture of a renal artery pseudoaneurysm in a previously hypertensive patient

• Kim MS
• Lee YB
• Lee JH
• Lim CW
• Kim JH
• Choi HM
• Oh DJ

• KMID: 2380231
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-014-0011-4

Abstract

Previously, renal artery pseudoaneurysms were thought to be extremely uncommon. However, these lesions are now being detected more frequently as incidental findings on computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and the extensive use of angiography. The incidence of ruptured renal artery pseudoaneurysms is very low. We report a case of a giant renal artery pseudoaneurysm (9.4-cm diameter) with severe left flank pain and a syncopal attack in a young woman who did not control high blood pressure for a couple of years.

Keyword

Hypertension; Renal artery; False aneurysm; Spontaneous rupture

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm, False*
Angiography
Arterial Pressure
Blood Pressure
Catheters
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease*
Coronary Stenosis
Exercise
Female
Flank Pain
Hemodynamics
Human Body
Humans
Hypertension
Iliac Artery
Incidence
Incidental Findings
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pulse Wave Analysis*
Renal Artery*
Rupture, Spontaneous*
Vascular Resistance
Vascular Stiffness