OBJECTIVE The standard approach for endovascular treatment of the renal artery is access via the common femoral artery. However, approximately one in eight patients have a renal artery take-off angle that is less than 50°. In these patients approaching via a femoral access site can be technically challenging. The goal of this study was to design and implement a set of experiments that could emp...

The authors report and discuss a case of bilateral renal artery stenosis in a hypertensive 9 year-old girl that was first suspected with (99m)Technetium-dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy. The scintigraphy showed signs of acute renal failure while the patient was on enalapril for controlling her hypertension. Bilateral renal artery stenosis was confirmed with computed tomography angiogr...

Les auteurs font une revue de la litterature a propos de deux cas de l'agenesie de l'artere renale, anomalie rare, dont les circonstances de decouverte varient selon les cas: infections recidiventes des voies urinaires, anomalie du Perinee, hypertension arterielle.  La premiere observation concerne une fillette a.gee de 7 ans, hospitalisee pour une insuffi­sance cardiaque severe avec hypertens...

Recurrent congestive heart failure related to renal artery disease is an important clinical entity that is typically observed in bilateral renal artery stenosis or solitary functioning kidney. However, the relationship between heart failure and unilateral renal artery disease, especially that with total occlusion, remains unclear. We report a successful management by unilateral renal artery tot...

The renal arteries are a pair of lateral branches arising from the abdominal aorta below the level of superior mesenteric artery at the upper lumbar level (L1–L3). These arteries carry about 20% of the cardiac output to supply the organ that is about 1/100 of the total body weight. The right renal artery is longer in its course owing to the location of the abdominal aorta more towards the left ...

AIM There is lot of controversy regarding the efficacy of renal artery stenting in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate blood pressure control and requirement of antihypertensive drugs after renal artery stenting. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighty patients who have undergone renal artery stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis with hype...

Renal artery thrombosis is a rare, but serious and often under-diagnosed condition. We report a case of bilateral renal artery thrombosis secondary to acute necrotizing pancreatitis. A 66-year-old female presented with abdominal pain and acute kidney injury (AKI). A renal biopsy showed organized intraluminal thrombi and a computer tomography scan of the abdomen showed bilateral renal artery thr...

We report a very rare case of bilateral high origins of testicular arteries in a 66-year-old Chinese male cadaver. The arteries originated from the antero-lateral aspect of the abdominal aorta, cranially to the origins of ipsilateral renal arteries. Approximately 1.1 cm after its origin, the right testicular artery gave off the middle suprarenal artery. During its course, the artery crossed ant...