Page Kidney Secondary to Large Splenic Artery Aneurysm Bleeding and Its Management by Angioembolization
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10.5812/numonthly.17144چکیده
Introduction: The Page kidney is a rare phenomenon that refers to hypertension resulting from any external compression of a kidney by a hematoma, tumor, lymphocele, or urinoma. The activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is believed to be the main mechanism responsible for development of resistant hypertension in Page kidney. Discussion: Splenic artery aneurysm is a very uncommon cause of Page kidney and to our knowledge, it was the first case of its kind ever reported in the literature.