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A 65-year-old man with adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) and chronic renal failure suffered from intractable abdominal pain and distension for 2 weeks. Meperidine infusion did not alleviate his pain. However, pain and abdominal distension were successfully controlled by embolization of both renal arteries.
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Hahn, S.T., Park, S.H., Lee, J.M. et al. Renal artery embolization controls intractable pain in a patient with polycystic kidney disease. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 22, 422–424 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002709900419
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