TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful technical and clinical outcome using a second generation balloon expandable coronary stent for transplant renal artery stenosis
T2 - Our experience
AU - Salsamendi, Jason
AU - Pereira, Keith
AU - Baker, Reginald
AU - Bhatia, Shivank S.
AU - Narayanan, Govindarajan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a vascular complication frequently seen because of increase in the number of renal transplantations. Early diagnosis and management is essential to optimize a proper graft function. Currently, the endovascular treatment of TRAS using angioplasty and/or stenting is considered the treatment of choice with the advantage that it does not preclude subsequent surgical correction. Treatment of TRAS with the use of stents, particularly in tortuous transplant renal anatomy presents a unique challenge to an interventional radiologist. In this study, we present three cases from our practice highlighting the use of a balloon-expandable Multi-Link RX Ultra coronary stent system (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA) for treating high grade focal stenosis along very tortuous renal arterial segments. Cobalt–Chromium alloy stent scaffold provides excellent radial force, whereas the flexible stent design conforms to the vessel course allowing for optimal stent alignment.
AB - Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a vascular complication frequently seen because of increase in the number of renal transplantations. Early diagnosis and management is essential to optimize a proper graft function. Currently, the endovascular treatment of TRAS using angioplasty and/or stenting is considered the treatment of choice with the advantage that it does not preclude subsequent surgical correction. Treatment of TRAS with the use of stents, particularly in tortuous transplant renal anatomy presents a unique challenge to an interventional radiologist. In this study, we present three cases from our practice highlighting the use of a balloon-expandable Multi-Link RX Ultra coronary stent system (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, USA) for treating high grade focal stenosis along very tortuous renal arterial segments. Cobalt–Chromium alloy stent scaffold provides excellent radial force, whereas the flexible stent design conforms to the vessel course allowing for optimal stent alignment.
KW - Endovascular treatment
KW - Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and/or stenting
KW - Second generation balloon expandable coronary stent
KW - Tortuous proximal renal arterial anatomy
KW - Transplant renal artery stenosis
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U2 - 10.3941/jrcr.v9i10.2535
DO - 10.3941/jrcr.v9i10.2535
M3 - Article
C2 - 26629289
AN - SCOPUS:84946087129
VL - 9
SP - 9
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
JF - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
SN - 1943-0922
IS - 10
ER -