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Rupture of the Renal Artery Nine Days After Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
Jeffrey W. Olin, DO;
Mark Wholey, MD
JAMA. 1987;257(4):518-520.
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ATHEROSCLEROTIC renal artery disease may present with hypertension and/or renal failure.1-3 Several recent reports suggest that total occlusion of the renal artery, or end-stage renal disease secondary to atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, may not be as uncommon as previously thought.4,5 Renal revascularization has been successfully performed on this high-risk group of patients for preservation of renal function.1,3,5-7 Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has also been employed as a safe and effective procedure when dealing with atherosclerotic renal artery disease8-12 and has been used to restore blood flow to a totally occluded renal artery.13,14
We report herein a case in which PTA of the renal artery was performed for restoration of renal function. Initially, the patient had a technically successful result, but she died suddenly nine days after the procedure from rupture of the renal artery.
Report of a Case
A 56-year-old woman was admitted to the
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Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital (Dr Olin), and the Department of Radiology, Shadyside Hospital (Dr Wholey), Pittsburgh. Dr Olin is now with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Peripheral Vascular Disease.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Peripheral Vascular Disease, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 (Dr Olin).
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