Renal vein thrombosis

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Kidney anatomy

Kidney - blood and urine flow

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Renal vein thrombosis

Alternative Names:

Clot in the renal vein; Occlusion - renal vein

Symptoms:

Flank pain or low back pain, may be severe
Urine, bloody
Urine output, decreased

Signs and tests:

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

A urinalysis may show large quantities of protein in the urine, or red blood cells in urine.
An abdominal CT scan, abdominal MRI, or abdominal ultrasound may show occlusion of the renal vein.
Venography (angiography) of the vena cava or renal vein may indicate renal vein thrombosis.

Review Date: 12/9/2005
Reviewed By: Colm C. Magee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Renal Transplant, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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