Aneurysm of the Renal-Artery Bifurcation

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Abstract
ANEURYSM of the renal artery is not a rare clinical finding. Garritano1 reviewed 175 cases in 1957 and noted that a third had been reported in the preceding five years. Individual series of 102 , 3 and 12 cases4 have been reported. Most of these aneurysms are located peripherally, involving the bifurcation of the main renal artery or one of its branches, in contrast to the less common, more centrally placed aneurysm, which is often a poststenotic dilatation. The ring shadow on roentgenograms of the abdomen, produced by calcification within the wall of the aneurysm, is often diagnostic. The diagnosis is best . . .