Renal artery embolism: diagnosis and treatment
Buckspan, M.B.; Goldberg, M.R.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 21(4): 364-366
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 679084 Document Number: 137065
A 59-year-old woman presented with flank pain, atrial fibrillation and a nonfunctioning left kidney. A diagnosis of renal artery embolism was made and she was treated successfully by embolectomy. A review of the literature reaffirms the role of embolectomy, even in cases with delayed diagnosis.
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