Vol 15, No 4 (2011)
Case report
Published online: 2011-10-05
Stenosis of an artery supplying graft in kidney recipient as a cause of secondary hypertension
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2011;15(4):258-262.
Abstract
Arterial hypertension in kidney transplant recipients is an
important clinical problem.
Hypertension is one of the risk factors significantly limiting
longevity and graft function. Stenosis of an artery
supplying the transplanted kidney is one of the reasons
responsible for blood pressure elevation in kidney transplant
recipients. In cases of new hypertension or exacerbation
of pre-existing hypertension, shortly after transplantation,
renal artery stenosis should be suspected.
Computed tomography angiography and/or MRI angiography
are considered the gold standard methods in
the diagnostic evaluation of transplanted kidney artery
stenosis.
The article presents the case of young female patient, kidney transplant recipient, in whom the stenosis of external right iliac artery, supplying the transplanted kidney was diagnosed.
The challenges of diagnostic evaluation and treatment were presented in reference to existing guidelines.
Arterial Hypertension 2011, vol. 15, no 4, pages 258–262.
The article presents the case of young female patient, kidney transplant recipient, in whom the stenosis of external right iliac artery, supplying the transplanted kidney was diagnosed.
The challenges of diagnostic evaluation and treatment were presented in reference to existing guidelines.
Arterial Hypertension 2011, vol. 15, no 4, pages 258–262.
Keywords: arterial hypertensionkidney transplantationtransplanted kidney artery stenosis