[New aspects in the treatment of renal artery stenosis]

Demonstration of new methods in the treatment of renal artery stenosis appears justified if one takes into account that the overall results of conventional surgical treatment are less than satisfactory. Reimplantation of the renal artery, renal auto-transplantation and transluminal dilatation are examples of new approaches. The early results of a series of transluminal dilatations are encouraging and are presented here for consideration.