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Actas Urológicas Españolas
Print version ISSN 0210-4806
Abstract
XAMBRE, L. et al. Acute renal ischemia: unusual cause of lumbar pain. Actas Urol Esp [online]. 2005, vol.29, n.3, pp.322-331. ISSN 0210-4806.
Acute renal artery occlusion is rarely found in daily clinical practice. Its rarity and inespecific clinical presentation are responsible for late diagnosis or diagnostic errors, with symptoms frequently being erroneously attributed to other more common entities. There is no consensus in what concerns therapeutic options. Multiple treatment modalities are described in the available literature. Some defend anticoagulant therapy and support measures only while others recommend other more invasive alternatives reaching even open surgery. The authors present two additional case reports of acute embolic renal ischemia. A thorough literature review is also presented comprehending etiological, clinic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
Keywords : Renal embolism; Renal infarction.