title: Use of drug-eluting stent with provisional T-stenting technique in the treatment of renal artery bifurcation stenosis; long-term angiographic follow-up.
abstract: Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS) usually involves the ostium and the proximal one-third of the renal artery main branch. Percutaneous renal artery angioplasty with stent placement is a well recognized treatment for atherosclerotic RAS. Occasionally, atherosclerotic RAS involves renal artery bifurcations. However, stent implantation in atherosclerotic RAS involving bifurcation is not only troublesome, but also challenging because of side branch occlusion and in-stent restenosis (ISR). In the present report, we describe the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) with provisional T-stenting technique for the treatment of renal artery bifurcation lesion. Follow-up angiogram showed no significant ISR 18 months after the procedure. In the treatment of renal bifurcation lesions, a two-stent strategy using DES could be a viable option in selected patients.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Gumi, Korea.
authors: Jihun
authors: J
authors: Ahn
authors: Sang-Ho
authors: SH
authors: Park
authors: Won-Yong
authors: WY
authors: Shin
authors: Se-Whan
authors: SW
authors: Lee
authors: Seung-Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Dong-Kyu
authors: DK
authors: Jin
authors: Dohoi
authors: D
authors: Kim
authors: Tae-Hoon
authors: TH
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome