Acute Arterial Occlusion - Kidney
Alternate Names : Acute Renal Arterial Thrombosis, Acute Renal Artery Occlusion, Embolism - Renal Artery, Renal Artery Embolism
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Diagnosis & Tests
Physical examination is generally unrevealing unless the disorder has persisted long enough to cause kidney failure.
- Kidney ultrasound is the initial diagnostic test of choice to identify renal artery occlusions.
- An IVP may show no function of the affected kidney.
- A renal scan may indicate lack of blood flow to the affected kidney.
- Renal arteriography will show the exact location of the occlusion.
This disease may also alter the results of an abdominal MRI.
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