Acil Bölümünde Nadir Bir Tanı: Renal Enfarktüs

Objective: Renal infarction (RI), which is caused by sudden cessation of renal blood flow, a rare disease. In this study, we planned to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics outcomes patients diagnosed with in emergency department.
 Material Methods: Patients over age 18 who presented department abdominal/flank pain, nausea, vomiting between 2010 2021 were acute contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography included study. The data reviewed retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, as well laboratory results patients, recorded. 
 Results: A total 38 mean was 61.8±18 years 63.2% (n=24) male. most common complaints pain (84.2%), flank (68.4%), nausea-vomiting (50%). More rarely, complained about chest dyspnea, fever. Acute failure developed 4 (10.5%). While only three (7.9%) had no known disease, others comorbidities such hypertension (31.6%), ischemic heart disease previous thromboembolic events diabetes (26.3%), cancer (23.7%), (21.1%), atrial fibrillation (18.4%). cause RI cardioembolic (44.7%), followed hypercoagulability (28.9%), artery damage (15.8%), idiopathic causes (10.5%).
 Conclusion: that rarely detected department. Because there lack specific findings, it often overlooked or late. Delay diagnosis can significantly morbidity mortality. should be considered especially high risk thromboembolism present unexplained pain.