Brachytherapy for renal artery in-stent restenosis

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 151 - 154
• Main Authors: Aslam, Muhammad Shakil, Balasubramanian, Jayalakshmi, Greenspahn, Bruce R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.02.2003; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon; Biological and medical sciences; Brachytherapy; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; Female; Humans; Medical sciences; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Recurrence; renal artery brachytherapy; renal artery cutting balloon angioplasty; renal artery in-stent restenosis; Renal Artery Obstruction - radiotherapy; renal artery stenosis; Stents; Ticlopidine - analogs & derivatives; Ticlopidine - therapeutic use; Human; Endoprosthesis; Renal artery; Instrumentation therapy; Instrumental dilatation; Radiotherapy; renal artery brachytherapy; Case study; Prevention; Restenosis; renal artery in-stent restenosis; Treatment; renal artery stenosis; Complication; renal artery cutting balloon angioplasty; Curietherapy
• ISSN: 1522-1946; 1522-726X
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10415

We describe a 66‐year‐old female who presented with recurrent acute pulmonary edema and uncontrolled hypertension. She was diagnosed with left renal artery stenosis and treated with angioplasty and stent placement. Her clinical status improved initially but symptoms recurred within 4 months. Further evaluation documented renal artery in‐stent restenosis, which was successfully treated with cutting balloon angioplasty followed by brachytherapy. The feasibility of renal artery brachytherapy and short‐term follow‐up is presented. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;58:151–154. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.