Radiol Case Rep . Renal artery thrombosis as a long-term complication of COVID-19

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Radiol Case Rep


. 2022 Nov 3;18(1):260-265.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.028. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Renal artery thrombosis as a long-term complication of COVID-19


Naser Gjonbalaj[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Safet Uka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elmi Olluri[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Admir Sulovari[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Murat Vishaj[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Lendita Kamberi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hamez Berisha[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Enkelejda Gjonbalaj[SUP] 8 [/SUP]



Affiliations

• PMID: 36345461
• PMCID: PMC9631237
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.028

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Interventional radiology; Renal artery thrombosis.