Renal infarction caused by paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale
oleh: Hyemin Jeong, Hyun Woo Lee, Ji Young Joung, Yoon Young Cho, Dongmo Je, Kyungmin Huh, Hye Ryoun Jang, Wooseong Huh
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-09-01 |
Deskripsi
A 48-year-old man presented with acute right flank pain. A computed tomography scan revealed right renal infarction. Because he had no thrombosis in the renal vessels and no clear embolic source, a further examination was performed to find the cause of the renal infarction. On transesophageal echocardiography, a right-to-left shunt during the Valsalva maneuver established a diagnosis of patent foramen ovale. This is a case of paradoxical embolism through a PFO leading to renal infarction.