title: [Catheter treatment of renal artery stenoses].
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty (PTRA) is an alternative to treatment with drugs and surgery for renovascular hypertension and uremia. The procedure is technically successful in more than 90% of the patients. Renovascular hypertension is cured or improved in nearly 2/3 of the patients. Uremia is cured in 50%, and in another third the kidney function is stabilized. The frequency of restenosis is high, especially for ostial lesions. Therefore, clinical and angiographic follow-up is recommended, so as to redilate when restenosis is present. Introduction of stents probably reduces the frequency of restenosis in the ostial lesions.
authors.affiliation: Hjerteseksjonen, Røntgen-radiumavdelingen, Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kløw
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vatne
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011859:Radiography; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Kateterbehandling av nyrearteriestenoser.