Gjonbalaj Naser, Uka Safet, Olluri Elmi, Sulovari Admir, Vishaj Murat, Kamberi Lendita, Berisha Hamez, Gjonbalaj Enkelejda
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.
Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Nov 3;18(1):260-265. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.028. eCollection 2023 Jan.
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.
2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)与微血管和大血管血栓形成广泛相关。多项报告显示了COVID-19与肺栓塞、深静脉血栓形成、心肌梗死、中风和主动脉血栓形成之间的联系。肾动脉血栓形成因其可能导致急性肾损伤和肾梗死等危及生命的后果而备受关注。我们报告一例左肾动脉血栓形成作为COVID-19的长期并发症的病例。此外,我们证明了介入放射学在恢复受影响肾脏血管化方面的有效性。