Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography
Renal artery aneurysms occur with a frequency of less than 1% of the general population. Even if they are usually asymptomatic and incidentally found, they can be complicated with life-threatening conditions like rupture, thrombosis, embolism, or hypertension. Thus, once diagnosed, they should be fu...
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| author | Vasileios Rafailidis Anna Gavriilidou Christos Liouliakis Maria Poultsaki Triantafyllos Theodoridis Vasileios Charalampidis |
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| description | Renal artery aneurysms occur with a frequency of less than 1% of the general population. Even if they are usually asymptomatic and incidentally found, they can be complicated with life-threatening conditions like rupture, thrombosis, embolism, or hypertension. Thus, once diagnosed, they should be fully evaluated with further imaging and treated when indicated. We present the case of a patient who was referred for ultrasonography for an unrelated reason. The examination demonstrated a hyperechoic focus near the right kidney. Further imaging workup with MDCT established the diagnosis of a right renal artery aneurysm which was saccular in shape and peripherally calcified. This ring-like calcification was also visible in a KUB radiography which was also performed. After presenting the case, various aspects of this rare entity are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81cff5fc8c834fd5b99b86edca16ea112025-08-20T03:35:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702014-01-01201410.1155/2014/375805375805Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on UltrasonographyVasileios Rafailidis0Anna Gavriilidou1Christos Liouliakis2Maria Poultsaki3Triantafyllos Theodoridis4Vasileios Charalampidis5Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceDepartment of Urology, General Hospital of Katerini, 6 Km Katerini-Arona, 60100 Katerini, GreeceRenal artery aneurysms occur with a frequency of less than 1% of the general population. Even if they are usually asymptomatic and incidentally found, they can be complicated with life-threatening conditions like rupture, thrombosis, embolism, or hypertension. Thus, once diagnosed, they should be fully evaluated with further imaging and treated when indicated. We present the case of a patient who was referred for ultrasonography for an unrelated reason. The examination demonstrated a hyperechoic focus near the right kidney. Further imaging workup with MDCT established the diagnosis of a right renal artery aneurysm which was saccular in shape and peripherally calcified. This ring-like calcification was also visible in a KUB radiography which was also performed. After presenting the case, various aspects of this rare entity are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/375805 |
| spellingShingle | Vasileios Rafailidis Anna Gavriilidou Christos Liouliakis Maria Poultsaki Triantafyllos Theodoridis Vasileios Charalampidis Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography |
| title_full | Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography |
| title_fullStr | Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography |
| title_short | Imaging of a Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected Incidentally on Ultrasonography |
| title_sort | imaging of a renal artery aneurysm detected incidentally on ultrasonography |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/375805 |
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