title: [Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty after renal transplantation].
abstract: Renal artery stenosis is a frequent complication of kidney transplantation (10%). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has recently been proposed as a potential therapeutic procedure. Twelve transplant patients with arterial stenosis underwent PTA. The procedure was successful in 10 cases (83.3%). Restenosis occurred in 2 patients (16.7%); both of them underwent PTA successfully. No complications occurred. A considerable improvement in glomerular filtration rate and a reduction in high blood pressure were observed in all patients after successful PTA. The authors believe PTA to be the therapy of choice in the treatment of arterial stenoses in kidney transplant patients.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Torino.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fava
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandrone
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malfi
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Segoloni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colla
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013382:Subtraction Technique
vernacular_title: L'angioplastica trans-luminale percutanea (PTA) dopo trapianto renale.