Newly Discovered Pseudoaneurysm after Embolization of a Renal Arteriovenous Fistula with a Pseudoaneurysm following a Renal Stab Wound

Seong Beom Choi, Myung Ki Kim, Young Beom Jeong, Jong Kwan Park, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Gon Kim From the Department of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju, Korea Post-traumatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and pseudoaneurysm are rare, and mostly occur in stab wound patients. Suspected AVF and pseudoaneurysm requires angiography, with planned simultaneous embolization. Superselective embolization is generally a safe and effective treatment modality for AVF and pseudoaneurysm with minimal associated morbidity. Rare complications of the embolization do occur, including renal abscess, postembolization syndrome, impaired renal function, pulmonary embolism caused by migration of coils, and allergic reaction. We present here the case of a man who presented with a newly discovered pseudoaneurysm after embolization of a renal AVF with pseudoaneurysm after a renal stab wound. (Korean J Urol 2009;50:816-818) 󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏󰠏