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Renal arteriovenous malformation mimicking hydronephrosis

✍ Scribed by Kember, Peter Gordon; Peck, Robert James

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 340 KB
Volume: 26
Category: Article
ISSN: 0091-2751
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199802)26:2<95::aid-jcu8>3.0.co;2-d

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✦ Synopsis

Color and spectral Doppler sonography revealed that a patient believed to have hydronephrosis actually had a renal arteriovenous malformation. Although rare, such a misdiagnosis could have serious implications. In the case described here, there was a coexisting carcinoma of the colon, which required staging and could have led to complications for percutaneous intervention. This case illustrates that color Doppler sonography can be used to establish a diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation.