The diagnosis of segmental transplant renal artery stenosis by captopril renography

The captopril renogram test has been shown to be a sensitive test for the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis in native and transplanted kidneys. Most reports have involved only stenosis of the main renal artery. Although segmental renal artery stenosis has been diagnosed successfully in native kidne...

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Published inClinical nuclear medicine Vol. 24; no. 7; p. 504
Main Authors Mousa, D, Hamilton, D, Hassan, A, Al-Sulaiman, M, Al-Hawas, F, Al-Khader, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1999
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Adult
Captopril
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Radioisotope Renography - methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Renal Artery - diagnostic imaging
Renal Artery Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Renal Circulation
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Summary:The captopril renogram test has been shown to be a sensitive test for the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis in native and transplanted kidneys. Most reports have involved only stenosis of the main renal artery. Although segmental renal artery stenosis has been diagnosed successfully in native kidneys, it is not clear whether the captopril renogram test can diagnose segmental renal artery stenosis in a transplanted kidney. The authors report two cases of successful identification, by the captopril renogram test, of functionally significant stenosis in an intrarenal branch of a single transplant renal artery.
ISSN:0363-9762
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199907000-00006