Angiographic appearance of the renal vein in a case of fibromuscular dysplasia of the artery.
Renal venography was performed in a patient suffereing from hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia of the renal artery. The venogram revealed morphological changes in the renal veins similar to those seen in fibromuscular dysplasia of the arteries. Histological examination of the veins showed fibrosis of the medial wall layer.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology