Role of renal arterial embolization [rae] in treatment of iatrogenic renal arterial injuries

Background: Trans-catheter renal arterial embolization [RAE] has emerged as a possible alternative to surgery in the management of iatrogenic renal arterial injuries. Objective: To discuss the role of renal arterial embolization in patients with iatrogenically-induced renal arterial injuries

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Methodology: All cases were done at the Interventional Radiology Unit, Ain Shams University Hospital

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Results: Technical and Clinical success rates of the RAE reached 90% for each, with post procedural complications that only amounted up to 30%, half of which was the post embolization syndrome that presents as fever, leukocytosis and pain and is treated conservatively

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Conclusion: Renal artery embolization has proven to be a safe, minimally invasive option in the treatment of iatrogenic renal arterial injuries achieving high technical and clinical success rates