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Renal Artery Stump to Inferior Vena Cava Fistula: Unusual Clinical Presentation and Transcatheter Embolization with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug

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Fistulous communication between the renal artery stump and inferior vena cava following nephrectomy is rare. We describe the case of a 52-year-old man with a fistula detected on investigation for hemolytic anemia in the postoperative period. The patient had had a nephrectomy performed 2 weeks prior to presentation for blunt abdominal trauma. The fistula was successfully occluded percutaneously using an Amplatzer vascular plug. The patient recovered completely and was discharged 2 weeks later.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, 169608, Singapore

    Manish Taneja, Narayan Lath, Tan Bien Soo, Tay Kiang Hiong, Maung Myint Htoo & Lo Richard

  2. Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, 169608, Singapore

    Alexander Chung Yaw Fui

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Taneja, M., Lath, N., Soo, T.B. et al. Renal Artery Stump to Inferior Vena Cava Fistula: Unusual Clinical Presentation and Transcatheter Embolization with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31 (Suppl 2), 92–95 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9232-1

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