Turkish Journal of Geriatrics 2013 , Vol 16, Issue 4
ACUTE RENAL INFARCTION SECONDARY TO LUNG CANCER SURGERY IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT
Shengsong HUANG, Tao LÄ°, Denglong WU
Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Department of Urology, Shanghai ÇİN Acute renal infarction after lung cancer surgery is very rarely reported. A 65-year-old male patient presented with acute right-sided flank and abdominal pain 11 days after lung cancer surgery. The patient had elevated white blood cell count, serum lactate dehydrogenase and glutamate pyruvate transaminase levels. Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography showed a total perfusion defect in the right kidney, which suggested renal infarction. Conservative treatment was adopted due to the failure of local intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy. He was discharged after symptoms were alleviated. Acute renal infarction should be considered in elderly patients suffering from abrupt-onset severe flank or abdominal pain after lung cancer surgery. Keywords : Acute Kidney Injury; Lung Neoplasms; General Surgery