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(Circulation. 1962;26:104.)
© 1962 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Hypertension due to Renal Artery Stenosis Caused by Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Successful Treatment by Nephrectomy

D. GORDON ABRAHAMS M.D., M.R.C.P.¹ E. H. O. PARRY M.B., B.Chir., M.R.C.P.¹

¹ From The Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, Africa.

An extensive aneurysm of the thoracic and abdominal aorta involving the left renal artery was found in a 21-year-old Nigerian man who presented with abdominal pain and hypertension. Nephrectomy was followed by a significantly lower pressure. The etiology of the aortic aneursym is discussed briefly.