Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Renal artery occlusion; Stenosis - renal artery; Occlusion - renal artery; Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
Treatment
The treatment varies depending on the extent and severity of the symptoms. If the stenosis results in failure of a kidney, the second kidney may take over filtering and urine production for the body. Surgical repair of the stenosed area may be possible.
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Antihypertensive medications may be needed to control high blood pressure.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Renal artery stenosis may cause eventual failure of the kidney if it progressively blocks the artery. This may result in chronic renal failure if there is only one functional kidney or if both renal arteries are affected.
Complications
- Hypertension
Malignant hypertension - Chronic renal failure
Calling your health care provider
If your history indicates a high risk for renal artery stenosis, make an appointment to see your health care provider. However,
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Review Date: 12/09/2005
Reviewed By: Colm C. Magee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Renal Transplant, Brigham
& Women's Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
