title: Renovascular hypertension treated by renal artery embolization.
abstract: Renovascular hypertension is caused by narrowing of the arteries supplying the kidneys. There are several methods to treat renal artery stenosis, such as medications, percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty, and atherosclerosis. A boy presented to our hospital with severe hypertension. Computed tomography angiogram revealed severe narrowing of the left renal artery and hypoplastic left kidney. Total renal artery embolizaton was performed to make a complete occlusion of the left renal artery. Follow-up renin and aldosterone levels were gradually decreased. The main advantage of renal artery embolization is that it is minimally invasive compared with extensive surgical procedures. Therefore, renal artery embolization should be considered as an alternative to surgical nephrectomy in pediatric patients with renovascular hypertension.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-380, Korea. fli018@hanmail.net.
authors: Jeong Ju
authors: JJ
authors: Lee
authors: Ki Soo
authors: KS
authors: Pai
authors: Jae Il
authors: JI
authors: Shin
authors: Se Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery
keywords: Renovascular hypertension; children; renal artery embolization