... interventions for her solitary kidney due to Takayasu arteritis-induced renal artery stenosis. The patient was prevented from becoming dialysis dependent through this surgical intervention. Renal autotransplantation is the choice of treatment, especially for those in whom endovascular interventions have failed...

...Bernd Kutkuhn; Markus Hollenbeck; Andreas Westhoff; Katrin Ivens; Peter Heering; Bernd Grabensee Basal renin secretion and the diagnostic value of a captopril stimulation (captopril test) in identifying renovascular hypertension secondary to transplant renal artery stenosis was assessed in 69...

..., aneurysmectomy in addition to left renal biopsy (first surgery) was performed. This vascular operation led to a virtually complete renal artery stenosis concomitant with the development of hypertension. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and levels of plasma prostaglandins were also increased following...

... and Methods: We studied a total of 33 patients with RVD [16 patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS): group 1, and 17 patients with renal artery aneurysm (RAA): group 2, 10 males, 23 females, aged 9–69 years (median 46), unilateral 24, bilateral 9]. Functional diagnosis of RVD with regard to renovascular...

...Ayten Gezici; Ahmet Ersay; Elizabetta Antevska; Guido K. Heidental; Gerrit Schreij; Omer Can Demirtas Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic validity of quantitative measurement of residual cortical activity (RCA) in renal artery stenosis (RAS). Methods: In 45 patients with a high clinical...