A Case of Curable Renovascular Hypertension Complicated by Renal Artery Embolism.
- Author:
Hyun Chul KIM
1
;
Hyung Ki CHOI
;
Jin Moo LEE
Author Information
1. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
curable renovascular hypertension;
complicated
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Embolism*;
Hypertension;
Hypertension, Renovascular*;
Renal Artery*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1982;23(6):837-840
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Renal artery embolism is an uncommon event, but a correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment are often delayed. We report a case in which viability was sustained by surgical intervention 18 hours after an episode of embolism that produced hypertension.
