title: Angioplasty for recurrent renal artery stenosis in flare-up of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis is the most common disease seen in children presenting with renovascular hypertension (RVH) in Asia, and can manifest anatomically as renal artery stenosis (RAS). We report the case of a 16-year-old girl presenting with RVH due to recurrent and novel RAS in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) flare-up. After treatment with thyroxin and percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA), she was free of hypothyroidism and systemic hypertension. RVH due to recurrent and novel RAS in HT flare-up has not previously been reported in the English-language literature. PTRA is the procedure of choice, providing there is no renal artery dissection or aneurysm.
authors: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Changhua Christian Children's Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors: Meng-Luen
authors: ML
authors: Lee
authors: Yu-Mei
authors: YM
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Takayasu arteritis; percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty; renal artery stenosis; renovascular hypertension