Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of renal transplant artery stenosis.
Renal transplant artery stenosis occurs in approximately 10% of renal transplants, and antihypertensive drugs, vascular reconstructive surgery, and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty may be used in its treatment. Details of 28 cases of renal transplant artery stenosis were collected from a postal survey of United Kingdom transplant centres. The success rate for angioplasty (63% clinical cure or improvement) is lower than in previous reports.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*