p
= 0.17) and the average number of antihypertensive medications decreased to 1.9 (p= 0.001). During the median follow-up of 33 months, 10 patients died, mainly from cardiac causes. Our experience indicates that the splenic and hepatic arteries provide useful alternatives to renal revascularization in selected circumstances with an acceptable rate of perioperative mortality and morbidity. The expected long-term survival in this group of patients is low.
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Geroulakos, G., Wright, J., Tober, J. et al. Use of the Splenic and Hepatic Artery for Renal Revascularization in Patients with Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Disease . International Journal of Vascular Surgery 11, 85–89 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900015
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