Surgical management and results of renal artery revascularization.
Many hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis and abnormal finding on renin angiotensin assay can expect to enjoy a good clinical response from renal artery reconstruction. A total of 183 renal artery revascularisation procedures were carried out between 1976 and 1982 with an average follow up of 36 months. Over 86% of patients were cured or had significant improvement in their blood pressure parameters with a minimal of morbidity. Those patients who do not have satisfactory results from the surgical correction should undergo reevaluation to detect any correctable anatomic defect.
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*