title: Renal embolization.
abstract: Recent developments in endovascular radiological techniques and devices make embolization as a major therapeutic option in many renal vascular or neoplastic diseases, before surgery. These techniques show a very good efficacy with a low morbidity and a better renal tolerance. Indications of embolization in nephrology are post-biopsy arteriovenous fistulas, renal graft intolerance, functional exclusion and polycystic kidney disease before transplantation. Others are at the interface between nephrology and urology as angiomyolipomas (mostly in tuberous sclerosis context), arterial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle de l'adulte, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: nicolas.grenier@chu-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle de l'adulte, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petitpierre
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle de l'adulte, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Bras
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle de l'adulte, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lasserre
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionnelle de l'adulte, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cornelis
mesh_terms: D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Embolization; Polycystic kidney disease; Renal aneurysm; Tuberous sclerosis