Total or partial percutaneous renal ablation in the treatment of renovascular hypertension: radiological and clinical aspects

In 15 patients with renovascular hypertension, considered unsuitable for angioplasty or surgery, percutaneous renal ablation was performed by injection of ethanol into the renal vasculature. Partial or complete renal ablation was confirmed by follow-up intravenous pyelography or arteriography. Patie...

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Published inBritish journal of radiology Vol. 62; no. 739; p. 593
Main Authors Iaccarino, V, Russo, D, Niola, R, Muto, R, Testa, A, Andreucci, V E, Porta, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.1989
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Embolization, Therapeutic
Ethanol - therapeutic use
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension, Renovascular - therapy
Kidney - diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Radiography
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Summary:In 15 patients with renovascular hypertension, considered unsuitable for angioplasty or surgery, percutaneous renal ablation was performed by injection of ethanol into the renal vasculature. Partial or complete renal ablation was confirmed by follow-up intravenous pyelography or arteriography. Patients were followed-up for a mean of 24.8 months after therapy and blood pressure was improved in all patients with five being cured. This study shows that percutaneous renal ablation is a useful and successful method of therapy for renal hypertension, and that it should be considered in patients unsuitable for surgery or angioplasty.
ISSN:0007-1285
DOI:10.1259/0007-1285-62-739-593