Vol 12, No 1 (2008)
Original paper
Published online: 2008-01-28
Hypertension and stenosis of additional renal artery - diagnostic difficulties
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2008;12(1):44-48.
Abstract
Doppler duplex ultrasound is one of the main non-invasive
diagnostic methods for detection of renal artery stenosis.
This diagnostic method has several limitations related
to high prevalence of additional renal arteries and high
percentage of inadequate examinations. We present a case
of 51 years old male with hypertension, in whom double
left side renal artery with critical stenosis of one, was the
reason of diagnostic difficulties.
Keywords: arterial hypertensionadditional renal arteryrenal artery stenosisdoppler ultrasound