Received May 2007 Accepted September 2007 INTRODUCTION Renal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) due to a noniatrogenic penetrating trauma is uncommon. In most reported cases, renal AVF has been one of the complications of interventional urologic procedures.(1) Most cases secondary to percutaneous needle biopsy of the kidney are resolved spontaneously in contrast to those caused by traumas.(2) Angiogra...

INTRODUCTION Renal artery embolization (RAE) is an important treatment option for patients with acute renal haemorrhage. Many types of embolic agents are presently available. We describe here the use of gel foam embolization for the treatment of acute renal haemorrhage. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 12 patients (10 males and 2 females) underwent RAE. The indications in all cases were persis...

Reprint requests to: Dr. Chen-Pin Chou Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. No. 386, Ta Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, R.O.C. A 47-year-old woman presented to our hospital with chief complaints of hematuria and left flank pain. The patient denied any recent history of trauma, renal surgery or urinary tract disease. Arterial-phase CT and three-dimensional CT angi...

The classical work of Goldblatt (1934 and 1937) and of Wilson and Byrom (1939), demonstrating the development of hypertension following unilateral renal ischmmia and the return of the blood pressure to normal following removal of the renal lesion, gave a great stimulus to the clinical study of hypertension. As a result it is clear that in man, as in the experimental animal, renal ischemia gives...

Abstract Introduction Evaluation of the use contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with abdominal trauma. Methods Retrospective study grade III or higher trauma, according to American Association Surgical (AAST) severity scale. All underwent an initial CT scan, mode B before discharge and a second-generation one month after trauma (contrast dose=0.03 ml/kg). Results From January 2017 D...