RENAL ARTERY THROMBOEMBOLISM FOLLOWED BY RENAL INFARCTION: A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN, MIMICKING APPENDICITIS

Irena Šidiškienė, Žilvinas Barauskas, Lina Minkevičiūtė Abstract Renal artery thromboembolism (RATE) is a rare and serious condition, that is often hard to diagnose. It is very important for any physician to have in mind this pathology with unexplained flank pain, specially in patients with risk factors for this condition. Renal artery thromboembolism can cause partial…