Percutaneous transluminal dilatation of transplant renal artery stenosis

Percutaneous transluminal dilatation of transplant renal artery stenosis

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty has been applied to the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis in 3 patients, 2 with severe hypertension resistant to medical therapy, and one with graft dysfunction related to the presence of the stenosis in the early post-transplant period. The clinical...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 57; no. 667; pp. 300 - 303
Main Authors: Rankin, R. N., Keown, P. A., Ulan, R. A., Stiller, C. R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 01-05-1981
Oxford University Press
BMJ Group
Subjects:
Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Postoperative Complications - therapy
Renal Artery Obstruction - therapy
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Summary:Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty has been applied to the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis in 3 patients, 2 with severe hypertension resistant to medical therapy, and one with graft dysfunction related to the presence of the stenosis in the early post-transplant period. The clinical courses of the patients before and after angioplasty are illustrated and the usefulness of the technique in this difficult situation stressed.
Bibliography:PMID:6458031
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ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.57.667.300