Cimen Tolga, Algul Engin, Efe Tolga Han, Sunman Hamza, Yeter Ekrem
Department of Cardiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turk J Emerg Med. 2016 Aug 28;17(2):65-67. doi: 10.1016/j.tjem.2016.08.003. eCollection 2017 Jun.
Flash pulmonary edema frequently develop in case of bilateral renal artery stenosis and unilateral renal artery stenosis with functional solitary kidney. In some rare cases, unilateral renal artery stenosis with bilaterally functional kidneys may also lead to flash pulmonary edema. Here, we present a case of flash pulmonary edema caused by accessory renal artery stenosis. To our knowledge, it is the first case reported in the literature.