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Case Reports
. 2006 Jul;21(4):270-2.
doi: 10.1007/s00380-005-0888-7.

Giant renal aneurysm with arteriovenous fistula

Takayoshi Kato  1 , Hisato Takagi, Kenji Ogaki, Shuji Oba, Takuya Umemoto
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Case Reports

Giant renal aneurysm with arteriovenous fistula

Takayoshi Kato et al. Heart Vessels. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

A hypertensive 78-year-old woman was admitted with continuous abdominal pain and nausea and was diagnosed with right giant renal artery aneurysm (RAA; 70 mm in diameter) by means of abdominal computed tomography. Aortography demonstrated huge RAA with arteriovenous fistula visualizing the inferior vena cava at arterial phase. Nephrectomy was performed and the patient has had an uneventful postoperative course.

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