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Renal arteriovenous malformation mimicking hydronephrosis
Author(s) -
Kember Peter Gordon,
Peck Robert James
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199802)26:2<95::aid-jcu8>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , hydronephrosis , arteriovenous malformation , radiology , kidney , anatomy , urinary system
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. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 26 : 95–97, 1998.