title: Case report: evolution of a type B aortic dissection following renal artery angioplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous renal artery angioplasty is an accepted treatment for renal artery stenosis. A variety of complications have been reported related to this procedure. The authors report a case of Type B aortic dissection occurring immediately following renal artery angioplasty, a previously unreported complication of renal artery angioplasty. A mechanism for this complication in this patient is postulated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gendler
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mitty
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*