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CT Angiography 3-dimensional volume rendering (A) and MPR (B) preoperative.
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In addition, the significant right renal artery stenosis (90%) was associated to a reduced right kidney vascularization (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
Initial angiography with severe right renal artery stenosis (A), severe stenosis of polar renal artery (B) determining a poor vascularization of right kidney.
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In addition, the significant right renal artery stenosis (90%) was associated to a reduced right kidney vascularization (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
Angiography after release of stent.
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A Hippocampus stent 6 x 20 mm (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, Calif) (Fig. 4) was deployed in correspondence of the diseased right renal artery.
CT scan postoperative showing an improvement of kidney vascularization after stenting.
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Invasive pressure gradient showed no difference between suprarenal aortic pressure and renal artery distal to the deployed stent. (Fig. 5).