Renal Infarction - Presentation and Causes: A Case Report and Literature Review

Renal infarction usually occurs in patients with severe atherosclerosis or heart disease. We report a 68-year-old lady who presented with total occlusion of the left renal artery of acute onset. Detailed work up did not reveal any specific cause and the infarction was considered to be idiopathic. Th...

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Main Authors: Al-Harbi Ali, Shahat Abdulhamed, Zakaria Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2001-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2001;volume=12;issue=2;spage=179;epage=182;aulast=Al-Harbi