Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: delayed response in neurofibromatosis.
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) was eventually successful in a patient with renal artery stenosis due to neurofibromatosis. Although the immediate postangioplasty appearance showed little improvement, the residual stenosis has completely resolved at 5 months. Delayed response to PTA has been previously documented in other types of vascular disease. Its occurrence in renal artery stenosis due to neurofibromatosis emphasizes the importance of long-term follow-up and may be a factor in the poor short-term results that some have reported for PTA in patients with this condition.
Gardiner
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Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Freedman
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AM
Shlansky-Goldberg
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D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors