[Radiologically-guided dilatation in arterial stenosis of transplanted kidney]

Stenosis of the artery of a transplanted kidney is a grave complication of the posttransplanation period. Two method are applied for correction of the disease: reconstructive operation and radiologically-guided endovascular dilatation (RED). The primary method of choice is RED of the stenosis. We applied it in 20 patients. The result of the operation in the early postdilatation period was good in 15 (75%) patients, satisfactory in 2 (10%) patients. In 3 cases the method of RED of the stenosis failed because of technical complications. Restenosis occurred in 8 (47%) patients in the late-term periods after correction. Attempts to repeat RED were successful in 5 patients.