title: Renal artery embolization for managing uncontrolled hypertension in a kidney transplant candidate.
abstract: We report a case of pre-operative bilateral renal artery embolization to control the resistant and malignant hypertension in a patient prepared for kidney transplantation. A 34-year-old man with end-stage renal disease as a result of the focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and uncontrolled hypertension that precluded the transplantation surgery and the patient's post-transplant blood pressure and the renal function remained within normal limits following the transplant for 6 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Naji
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alhamid
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alterky
authors.forename: Mohammad Imad
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Othman
keywords: Kidney transplant; malignant hypertension; renal artery embolization