Renal infarction with Gianturco wool coils. Use in the management of massive proteinuria.
A mechanical device was successfully used in therapeutic renal artery occlusion in a patient with renal amyloidosis and massive proteinuria (25 g/day). The serum albumin level increased from 1.8 to 3.4 g/dL after cessation of proteinuria. There has been no evidence of peripheral embolization, hypertension, or infection of the infarcted kidney for the past 20 months following the procedure.
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012077:Renal Artery; D014935:Wool