title: [Therapy of renovascular hypertension in neurofibromatosis: surgical revascularization versus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty].
abstract: Vasculopathy is a rare and undervalued complication in neurofibromatosis. Histopathological changes of the vascular wall may lead to relevant renal artery stenosis. We report a case of a 17-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis and severe renovascular hypertension resulting from a proximal renal artery stenosis. Attempted percutaneous renal angioplasty was unsuccessful and the patient was referred for operative revascularization. After insertion of an aortorenal bypass with a reversed saphenous vein graft the patient became normotensive without medication. Based on our own experience and a review of the literature we recommend operative reconstruction of stenotic renal arteries in neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landwehr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erasmi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*