Mesenteric infarction: a fatal complication of renal transluminal angioplasty.
In a 47-year-old patient with renovascular hypertension due to a totally obstructed left and a severe constricted right renal artery, a successful transluminal renal angioplasty was performed with normalisation of blood pressure. Thirteen days later the patient died of a mesenteric infarction, possibly caused by normalisation of the blood pressure in the presence of a severe mesenterical stenosis. The benefit of preventive screening of other vital organs in highly atheromatous patients is discussed.
Verhelst
J A
JA
Daelemans
R A
RA
Vereycken
H A
HA
Lins
R L
RL
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*