Table1: Complete review of the literature since 1977.

 

Author

sex

age

comorbidities

Clinical circumstances

Clinical presentation

Etiology

Localisation

cm

endocarditis

rupture

treatment

Local evolution

Arru-Arendt

2015

M

64

Scleroderma,

renal transplantation

Persistent aspecific fever

Flank pain

Streptococcus agalactiae

Proximal

2

no

yes

Aneurismectomy

Uneventful

Uno

2012 [2]

W

50

Ductus Arteriosus

Dental procedure

Massive hematuria

Streptococcus oralis

Intrarenal

-

Yes

yes

Coil embolization

Uneventful

Rabellino

 2011 [13]

W

54

Foramen ovale

Pneumonia

Flank pain

-

Distal branch

2

Yes

no

Stenting and coils embolization

Uneventful

Stout

2011[6]

 

W

56

Renal artery stenting for hypertension

Stent infection

Asymptomatic

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

Distal branch

2.8

No

no

Stent removal, Aneurysmectomy and heterotopic revascularisation

Uneventful

Chiu

2008 [14]

W

54

Lupus erythematosus

Peritonitis, pneumonia, arthritis, osteomyelitis

shock

Salmonella

sero-group B

Mean trunk

4

no

yes

Emergency nephrectomy

Uneventful

Sliker

2005 [15]

W

58

Diabete

Pyelonephritis

Hematuria, flank pain

Escherichia Coli

Distal branch

-

no

no

Endovascular occlusion

Uneventful

Ohebshalom 2001 [16]

W

40

none

Dental procedure

Hematuria

Streptococcus viridans

Intrarenal

4.4

Yes

yes

Coils embolization

Emergency nephrectomy for renal infarction

De Maioribus

1998 [4]

M

 

Renal artery stenting for hypertension

 

Stent infection

shock

Staphilococcus

Aureus

Mean trunk

-

no

no

Nefrectomy and device ablation

Uneventful

Hall

1987 [3]

W

68

Rheumatoid arthritis

 

 

Pyelonephritis

Massive hematuria in course of antibiotic treatment, flank pain

Pseudomonas

Aeruginosa

Distal branch

-

no

yes

Endovascular coils embolization

Uneventful

DuBrow 1981 [11]

W

42

Mitral insufficiency after

rheumatic fever

Acute leucokemia

Asymptomatic

-

Intrarenal

0.5

yes

no

Prolonged antibiotic treatment

Uneventful

DuBrow 1981

[11]

M

58

Cardiac murmur

Aspecific fever

Asymptomatic

Streptococcus

Intrarenal

0.8

yes

no

Prolonged antibiotic  treatment

Uneventful

DuBrow 1981

[11]

M

7

Valvotomy for congenital aortic stenosis

Limb ischemia

(septic emboli)

Asymptomatic

Aspergillus

Dubble localisation:

intrarenal

and aortic

0.5

yes

no

Surgical repair of mycotic aortic aneurysm and prolonged antibiotic  treatment

Uneventful

Rabinowitz

1979 [17]

M

15

none

Septicaemia

(unknown origin)

Massive hematuria

Staphylococcus pyogenes

Distal branch

 

yes

yes

Emergency nephrectomy

Uneventful

Ganem

1977 [10]

M

77

none

Vascular catheterisation

Hematuria

Escherichia Coli

Intrarenal

-

no

yes

Prolonged antibiotic  treatment

Uneventful