The patient was being implanted with the alto stent graft system to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa).It was reported that the patient had a short aortic neck measuring approximately 10mm, with the left renal artery being a couple of millimeters lower than the right.There was both thrombus and calcium at the levels of both renals.The procedure went well and no endoleaks were noticed; however, the left renal was barely visible.The physician took a simmons 2 (non-endologix) catheter up and got a picture of the left renal at the end of the procedure and left the case confident that all was well.It was reported that the next day the patient had stopped making urine.An ultrasound was taken and showed there was no flow in both renals.A computed tomography (ct) scan was not taken because the patients¿ creatinine had also risen.The physician stated there was clot in both renals, and that the left was slightly worse than the right.It is unknown if the stent graft had covered the renals as the physician had not looked.It was noted that with the manipulation of the graft, along with the calcium and thrombus, there were flow compromised.The physician elected to perform bypasses on both renals to resolve this event.The final patient status was reported as stable and doing well.
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