Renal Angiomyolipoma with Fatty Thrombus Extending to the Right Atrium: An Exceptional Presentation

Yassine Nouira; Yousri Kallel; Mourad Gargouri; Ahmed Sellami; Rami Boulma; Jalel Ziedi; Mohamed Chelif; Sami Ben Rhouma; Taoufik Kalfat; Adel Khayati

doi:10.1155/2013/120383

Case Reports in Urology (Jan 2013)

Renal Angiomyolipoma with Fatty Thrombus Extending to the Right Atrium: An Exceptional Presentation

Yassine Nouira,
Yousri Kallel,
Mourad Gargouri,
Ahmed Sellami,
Rami Boulma,
Jalel Ziedi,
Mohamed Chelif,
Sami Ben Rhouma,
Taoufik Kalfat,
Adel Khayati

Affiliations

Yassine Nouira: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Yousri Kallel: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Mourad Gargouri: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Ahmed Sellami: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Rami Boulma: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Jalel Ziedi: Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Mohamed Chelif: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Sami Ben Rhouma: Department of Urology, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Taoufik Kalfat: Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
Adel Khayati: Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/120383
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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This paper reports the case of 34-year-old woman who presented with bilateral renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs). On the right side, there was a large AML with a fatty thrombus extending to the right atrium. The treatment consisted of right nephrectomy and complete thrombectomy with extracorporeal circulation and right atriotomy. Postoperatively, the patient was septic and died on postoperative day 7 because of septic shock.

Published in Case Reports in Urology

ISSN: 2090-696X (Print); 2090-6978 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/5030

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