Recovery of acute renal failure following bilateral renal artery angioplasty and stenting.
Atherosclerotic renovascular disease commonly coexists with chronic kidney disease, and its optimal management remains unsettled. In this case report, we describe a 75-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease and critical atherosclerotic bilateral renal artery stenosis, who presented with a hypertensive emergency and developed acute renal failure following antihypertensive treatment. Bilateral percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasties (PTRA) with stent placement were performed and resulted in immediate recovery of renal function. The existing literature on this impressive response to PTRA is reviewed and discussed.
Kuznetsov
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Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA 02135, USA.
Schifferdecker
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Jaber
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Soukas
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Liangos
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents