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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2013; 03(01): 23-25
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.112791
CASE REPORT

Renal artery embolization for managing uncontrolled hypertension in a kidney transplant candidate

Naji Alhamid
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
,
Hani Alterky
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
,
Mohammad Imad Othman
Kidney Transplant Unit and Nephrology Department, AUH, Damascus, Syria
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Abstract

We report a case of pre-operative bilateral renal artery embolization to control the resistant and malignant hypertension in a patient prepared for kidney transplantation. A 34-year-old man with end-stage renal disease as a result of the focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and uncontrolled hypertension that precluded the transplantation surgery and the patient′s post-transplant blood pressure and the renal function remained within normal limits following the transplant for 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords

Kidney transplant - malignant hypertension - renal artery embolization


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Article published online:
09 August 2021

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