Anuria and recurrent pulmonary edema due to ischemic nephropathy successfully treated with surgical renal revascularization
Halma, C.; Leemans, R.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 138(24): 1230-1233
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 8015621 Document Number: 428169
In a 61-year-old man, who had undergone left-sided nephrectomy in the past, and who came with anuria and recurrent pulmonary oedema, complete obstruction of the right renal artery was diagnosed. Recurrent pulmonary oedema may be a manifestation of ischaemic renal disease. This clinical entity is not rare and may lead to terminal renal insufficiency. Both surgery and angioplasty can preserve or improve renal function and make dialysis therapy unnecessary. In the patient described, the stenotic part of the renal artery was resected and the vessel connected to the aorta end to side; the patient recovered.