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Arch Ital Urol Androl
; 79(4): 176-8, 2007 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18303738
ABSTRACT
Kidney trauma occurs in approximately 1-5% of all traumas with the male to female ratio being 3:1. In this paper we reported two cases of male patients with kidney trauma treated by renal artery embolization. Endo-vascular embolization is an efficient method for the treatment of patient with severe renal haemorrhage preserving loss of renal parenchyma and renal function.
Subject(s)
Embolization, Therapeutic , Hemorrhage/therapy , Kidney/injuries , Renal Artery , Hemorrhage/etiology , Humans , Male
2.
Arch Ital Urol Androl
; 79(4): 179-80, 2007 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18303739
ABSTRACT
Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare bening tumor of kidney origin. It is majority comprised adipose tissue, blood vesses and smooth muscle. We report a case of a spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma in a 37-year-old pregnant woman.