title: [Fibromuscular dysplasia].
abstract: Fibromuscular dysplasia is a rare non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory arterial disease. It concerns less than 1% of all occlusive artery lesions, but is more common in young female patients, with a prevalence of 3 to 5% of the arterial lesions in that age group. It mainly attains renal and carotid arteries. The authors discuss the etiopathogeny, the prevalence and treatment of fibromuscular dysplasia. Their own surgical experience with 21 renal and 10 carotid lesions of fibromuscular is exposed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique, Université de Liège.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Damme
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quaniers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Limet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012737:Sex Factors