Reversal of acute renal failure following percutaneous transluminal recanalization of an atherosclerotic renal artery occlusion.
Thrombosis of the renal artery to a single functioning kidney is a known cause of anuric acute renal failure in atherosclerotic hypertensive patients. In the present report, recovery of renal function rapidly occurred following transluminal recanalization of the occluded artery with a 7F catheter after a 5-week period of anuria. The most interesting feature was that improvement of renal artery permeability was observed following a minimal interventional procedure.
Beraud
J J
JJ
Service de Réanimation Métabolique, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Montpellier, France.
Calvet
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Durand
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Mimran
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*