title: Renal transcatheter arterial embolization for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: report of two cases.
abstract: We report the results of renal transcatheter arterial embolization (renal-TAE) in two patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) treated with hemodialysis (HD). A 73-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman on HD visited our department complaining of abdominal fullness, abdominal pain and appetite loss. Abdominal computerized tomography (CT) revealed polycystic kidneys. Both patients underwent renal-TAE. Approximately 1 month later, the symptoms had improved and CT showed decreased cyst volume. These results suggest that renal-TAE is a useful therapy for patients with ADPKD.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University.
authors.forename: Naruyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masue
authors.forename: Sei-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000628:therapy*; D012077:Renal Artery; D006435:Renal Dialysis