Korean Circ J.  1995 Feb;25(1):78-84. 10.4070/kcj.1995.25.1.78.

Two Cases of Renal Artery Stenosis Caused by Takayasu's Arteritis : Treatment with the Palmaz-Schatz Biliary Stent

• Kim HY
• Park KS
• Yoon JH
• Cho YK
• Yoh KG
• Lee KH
• Choe KH

• KMID: 2228959
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1995.25.1.78

Abstract

Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty(PTRA) has become the treatment of choice for major renal artery stenosis. Nonetheless, about 10% of renal artery stenosis could not be properly dilated and 10-15% had a recurrence among the parients successfully dilated. Especially, PTRA in Takayasu's arteritis has technical diffculties due to the tough, noncompliant nature of the stenosis, which art difficult to cross and resist the respeated, prolonged balloon inflations. Intraluminal renal artery stent placement in unsuccessful balloon angioplasty and unsuitable lesions to PTRA may be an attractive approach to improve flow conditions. We report two cases of proximal renal artery stenosis caused by Takayasu's arteritis, who treated with intraluminal renal stenting(Palmaz-Schatz biliary stent). In both cases, clinical and angiographical improvement was achieved.

Keyword

Takayasu's arteritis; Renal artery stenosis; Renal angioplasty; Palmaz-schatz biliary stent

MeSH Terms

Angioplasty, Balloon
Constriction, Pathologic
Recurrence
Renal Artery Obstruction*
Renal Artery*
Stents*
Takayasu Arteritis*