Control of hypertension after renal transplantation by embolisation of host kidneys.
A percutaneous embolisation technique was used for host kidney ablation in 13 patients with renal allografts and hypertension. Markedly improved blood pressure control was achieved in 9 of them, and morbidity was minimal. All patients have been followed from 12 to 25 months. Embolisation of the host kidneys appears to be a simple, effective, and less hazardous alternative to surgery in the treatment of drug-resistant hypertension after renal transplantation in some patients.
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002404:Catheterization; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012077:Renal Artery
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents