Renal artery thrombosis as a long-term complication of COVID-19

Naser Gjonbalaj, MD, PhD; Safet Uka; Elmi Olluri; Admir Sulovari; Murat Vishaj; Lendita Kamberi; Hamez Berisha; Enkelejda Gjonbalaj

Radiology Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Renal artery thrombosis as a long-term complication of COVID-19

Naser Gjonbalaj, MD, PhD,
Safet Uka,
Elmi Olluri,
Admir Sulovari,
Murat Vishaj,
Lendita Kamberi,
Hamez Berisha,
Enkelejda Gjonbalaj

Affiliations

Naser Gjonbalaj, MD, PhD: Radiology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK; Department of Radiology, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK; Alma Mater Europaea Campus Colege Rezonanca, Hospital district Prishtine, 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK; Corresponding author.
Safet Uka: Radiology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Elmi Olluri: Vascular Surgery Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK; Department of Vascular Surgery, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Admir Sulovari: Department of Radiology, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Murat Vishaj: Department of Anesthesiology, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Lendita Kamberi: Department of Radiology, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Hamez Berisha: Department of Emergency, American Hospital of Kosovo, Rruga Shkupi, Nr. 25, Pristina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK
Enkelejda Gjonbalaj: Department of Pharmacy, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina 10000, Republic of Kosovo, XK

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 260 – 265

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been extensively associated with microvascular and macrovascular thrombosis. Several reports have demonstrated a link between COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction, stroke, and aortic thrombosis. Renal artery thrombosis is of special interest because of its life-threatening consequences, such as acute kidney injury and renal infarction. We present a case of left renal artery thrombosis as a long-term complication of COVID-19. Moreover, we demonstrate the effectiveness of interventional radiology to regain vascularization of the affected kidney.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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