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Semin intervent Radiol 2005; 22(2): 141-143
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871870
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871870
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CASE
Copyright © 2005 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
Iatrogenic Renal Dissection during Renal Artery Stenting
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Publication Date:
28 June 2005 (online)
Renal artery angioplasty and stenting has become the initial treatment of choice for many patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. Iatrogenic renal artery dissection is one of the most feared complications and usually occurs either at the time the lesion is crossed with a guidewire or during dilation.
Brian FunakiM.D.
Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
University of Chicago Hospitals, 5840 S. Maryland Avenue
MC 2026, Chicago, IL 60637