Suprarenal artery stenosis may be mistaken for renal artery stenosis in Doppler studies.
There are several limitations in using colour-flow-Doppler (CFD) to diagnose renal artery stenosis. This report describes a case of "false positive" stenosis of the renal artery diagnosed using CFD. A patient affected by arterial hypertension and with a suspected stenosis of the renal artery was examined using CFD. However, the patient was in fact suffering from suprarenal artery stenosis.
Cianci
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Ultrasonographic Vascular Diagnostic Service, Department of Clinical Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. popbhc@tin.it
Lai
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S
Manfredini
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P
Ciano
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G
Cerroni
F
F
Stivali
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G
Di Donato
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D
Lavini
R
R
Lorenzi
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F
Zaccaria
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A
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures