Friday, February, 10, 2012

Renal vein thrombosis

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Alternative Names

Clot in the renal vein; Occlusion - renal vein


Symptoms
  • Blood clot to the lung
  • Bloody urine
  • Decreased urine output
  • Flank pain or low back pain

Signs and tests

An examination may not reveal the specific problem, but may indicate nephrotic syndrome or other causes of renal vein thrombosis.

  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Abdominal MRI
  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Duplex Doppler exam of the renal veins
  • Urinalysis may show protein in the urine or red blood cells in the urine
  • X-ray of the kidney veins (venography)

Review Date: 06/08/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Herbert Y Lin, MD, PhD, Nephrologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)