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Acute renal infarction in a heavy smoker

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Renal infarction is a rare cause of acute abdominal and flank pain. Whether it occurs due to thrombosis or embolism, the occlusion of the renal arteries always results in renal infarction. Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for arterial thrombosis. Both vasoconstrictor and pro-thrombotic effects of smoking lead to arterial thrombosis. Herein, we report a case of acute renal infarction in a heavy smoker. The definite diagnosis was made by contrast-enhanced abdominal computerized tomography and renal arteriography.

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  1. Ibni Sina Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Ihsan Ergun, Kenan Keven, Basol Canbakan, Yakup Ekmekci, Billur Sezgin, Gokhan Nergizoglu, Kenan Ates & Oktay Karatan

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Ergun, I., Keven, K., Canbakan, B. et al. Acute renal infarction in a heavy smoker. Int Urol Nephrol 39, 951–954 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-006-9089-2

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Keywords

  • Cigarette
  • Diagnosis
  • Idiopathic
  • Renal infarction
  • Smoker
  • Smoking