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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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December 2024
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Background: Reninoma is a rare cause of secondary hypertension, which can be cured with surgery if identified early before any target organ damage occurs. It leads to hypokalaemia and hypertension and typically responds well to treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers. However, confirmation of the diagnosis and the localisation of this rare culprit lesion can be challenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
December 2024
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
Objective: Coral reef atherosclerosis of the visceral aorta (CRA) is associated with renovascular hypertension (RVH), chronic mesenteric ischaemia (CMI), and malperfusion of the lower limbs (PAD). The outcomes of open surgery for this rare disease are described in this paper.
Methods: This retrospective study included all patients who underwent open surgical repair of CRA at a single high volume referral centre between January 2009 and June 2023.
Cureus
November 2024
Emergency Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Isle of Wight, GBR.
Renal infarction is a rare but potentially serious condition, often misdiagnosed due to its non-specific presentation, which mimics conditions such as nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis. Discussed in this case report is a 68-year-old woman who presented to an emergency department with two weeks of worsening left flank pain. She was found to have a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) on electrocardiogram (ECG) and CT findings revealing renal infarction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
February 2025
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a congenital vasculopathy that can affect the renal arteries, causing renovascular hypertension. We report a complex case of a pediatric NF1 patient who required endovascular salvage of a renal artery bypass. Treatment for pediatric renovascular NF1 requires close surveillance and the ability to pivot to rescue therapies.
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