title: Renal denervation in a patient with unilateral ectopic kidney in the pelvis and refractory hypertension.
abstract: Ectopic kidney and inherent vascular abnormalities may result in renovascular hypertension. The case we report is peculiar as a left ectopic iliac kidney supplied by a superior and an inferior polar renal arteries was detected in a treatment-resistant hypertensive man. In conclusion, percutaneous renal artery denervation was successfully performed in the right renal artery and in both left accessory renal arteries, obtaining excellent blood pressure decrease at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico "Monzino", IRCCS, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Via Parea, 4, 20138, Milan, Italy. daniela.trabattoni@ccfm.it.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trabattoni
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico "Monzino", IRCCS, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Via Parea, 4, 20138, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Teruzzi
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico "Monzino", IRCCS, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Via Parea, 4, 20138, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia Dalla
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cia
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico "Monzino", IRCCS, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Via Parea, 4, 20138, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabbiocchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure
keywords: Ectopic kidney; Renal denervation; Resistant hypertension