Anuria Secondary to Bilateral Renal-Artery Embolism

Abstract

OCCLUSION of both renal arteries or their branches by emboli is not a common cause of acute anuria. Recognition of this entity is important, nevertheless, for a combination of prompt surgical intervention, good medical management and dialysis with the artificial kidney, if needed, should offer some chance of reversing an otherwise hopeless prognosis. A case of bilateral renal-artery embolism is presented to call attention to the problem and to stress the value of vigorous therapy despite an already prolonged period of anuria.Case ReportB.N. (U.M.H. 970378), a 57-year-old janitor, was admitted to the University of Minnesota Hospitals on April . . .