Renal arteriovenous fistula: a case report
Abe, H.; Nishida, T.; Segawa, N.; Katsuoka, Y.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 52(1): 27-29
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 16479986 Document Number: 605199
Congenital arteriovenous fistula(AVF) of the kidney is a rare condition. We report a case of renal AVF with chief complaints of macroscopic hematuria, and treated with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) using coils. The patient was diagnosed as having left renal AVF by Color Doppler ultrasound. The signs and symptoms disappeared after embolization. The clinical course of a case is reported and the literature is reviewed. Color Doppler ultrasound is required to give a definite diagnosis of renal AVF.