title: [Endoprosthesis in the treatment of renovascular hypertension].
abstract: Stents were placed in the renal artery in 6 patients, with renal artery stenosis and hypertension, 2 of them had azotemia. The indications were residual stenosis greater than 30% (4 cases) and restenosis following angioplasty (2 cases). The technique and results are described. Cure or improvement of arterial hypertension was obtained in 5 patients and normalization of creatinine in 2 patients with azotemia. We conclude that stent placement improve the immediate and late results of renal angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Serviço Universitário de Radiologia do Hospital de Pulido Valente Centro de Angiologia do Hospital de S. Louis, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pisco
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wellenkamp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alpendre
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents