Korean Circ J.  2003 Mar;33(3):246-249. 10.4070/kcj.2003.33.3.246.

A Case of Acute Thrombotic Renal Artery Occlusion Treated with Local Urokinase Infusion

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine of Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Acute thrombotic renal artery occlusion is rarely identified at premortem. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for salvage of renal function. We reported a case of successfully dissolved acute thrombotic occlusion of renal artery of 9 hour duration with intra-arterial infusion of urokinase in a 83-year-old man.

Keyword

Renal artery obstruction; Thrombolytic therapy

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Renal Artery Obstruction
Renal Artery*
Thrombolytic Therapy
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator*
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
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