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Renal fibromuscular dysplasia treated with partial nephrectomy
H Van Poppel1, J Stragier, F Vandenbroucke
1Department of Urology, University Hospitals of the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
Urologia Internationalis
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Renal artery stenosis caused by fibromuscular dysplasia often affects young women. Partial nephrectomy offers promising short-term results for select cases with multiple, segmental arterial stenoses.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiology
Background:
- Renovascular hypertension is commonly caused by fibromuscular dysplasia, primarily affecting young women.
- Current treatments like percutaneous transluminal angioplasty have limited success for multiple intrarenal arterial stenoses.
- Nephrectomy is often employed but can result in significant loss of renal function.