Endovascular brachytherapy for treatment of bilateral renal artery in-stent restenosis.
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of renal artery stenosis is an attractive alternative to surgical therapy. However, even with endovascular stenting, the overall rate of restenosis is 21%. While brachytherapy for coronary in-stent restenosis has proven efficacy, its use for renal artery in-stent restenosis has not been formally evaluated. We report a case of bilateral in-stent renal artery restenosis treated with endovascular brachytherapy.
Chrysant
George S
GS
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. gsc5@yahoo.com
Goldstein
Jeffrey A
JA
Casserly
Ivan P
IP
Rogers
Jason H
JH
Kurz
Howard I
HI
Thorstad
Wade L
WL
Singh
Jasvindar
J
Lasala
John M
JM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001918:Brachytherapy; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents