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Title: Renal infarctions caused by dissections of surnumerary renal arteries
Author(s): C. Vandenbriele , T. van Cann , T. Dejagere , P. Verhamme
Journal: Acta Cardiologica
Volume: 69    Issue: 2   Date: 2014   
Pages: 203-205
DOI: 10.2143/AC.69.2.3017305

Abstract :
Renal infarction is an uncommon and underdiagnosed cause of acute flank pain. We describe a 48-year-old male patient, previously diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve, who presented with multiple renal infarctions, secondary to multiple dissections of the aberrant renal vascular anatomy.