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Successful percutaneous balloon catheter treatment of renal artery occlusion and anuria

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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Progressive renal failure may be due to renal artery stenosis and occlusion. Gradual occlusion of the renal arteries may allow the development of collateral arterial supply sufficient to avoid dialysis. Even when dialysis is required, significant viable renal parenchyma may still be present to allow escape from dialysis following revascularization of one or both kidneys. The chance of success in such cases is thought to be better if the patient still produces a significant amount of urine. We report here a patient who was completely anuric for five days and in whom excellent renal function returned after balloon angioplasty of one of two occluded renal arteries.

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  1. From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California

    Joseph R. Schneider MD, PhD, Allan Wright MD & R. Scott Mitchell MD

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Schneider, J.R., Wright, A. & Mitchell, R.S. Successful percutaneous balloon catheter treatment of renal artery occlusion and anuria. Annals of Vascular Surgery 6, 533–536 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02000826

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