AUTHOR=Wan Jianghong , Chen Chu Wen , Chen Guoxin , Huang Bin 

TITLE=An accessory renal aneurysm in a patient with absent renal artery: a case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1477604

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2024.1477604

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>This study reports a patient who developed a secondary renal artery aneurysm (RAA) after occlusion of the main renal artery.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A 25-year-old woman was hospitalized due to an enlarged renal artery aneurysm (RAA). Computed tomography angiography revealed a 2.2 mm left renal aneurysm and the absence of the left renal artery trunk, with collateral blood supply from the branch arteries of the aorta. The left kidney function remained normal, allowing successful aneurysm embolization. Three years after embolization, the patient's hypertension improved and became more manageable.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Compensation through other abdominal aorta branches after renal artery trunk occlusion is rare, and these branches may also lead to the development of aneurysms. Regular monitoring of these patients is essential.</p></sec>