Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the renal arteries: double-catheter technique.
A technique is described for angioplasty of the renal arteries using two catheters in a patient with two renal arteries to the left kidney. Injury to the nonstenotic supplemental artery during balloon dilatation of the stenotic main artery was avoided with the use of this technique.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging