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RENAL FAILURE FROM ATHEROEMBOLISM AFTER TRANSLUMBAR AORTOGRAPHY
Author(s) -
Pollitt Jorge,
Lee Bak Moo
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1971.tb02218.x
Subject(s) - aortography , medicine , abdominal aorta , aorta , surgery , radiology
Abstract The author reports a case of renal failure due to atheroembolism precipitated by translumbar aortography. When the abdominal aorta contains atheromatous plaques, there is great danger of producing showers of atheroemboli by this procedure.