This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Morooka, S. Articles by Sugimoto, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Morooka, S. Articles by Sugimoto, T. Pubmed/NCBI databases Substance via MeSH Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Size of Kidney with Renovascular Hypertension in Patients with Aortitis Syndrome

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshio Kimura

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Seiichi Sumino

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yutaka Takabatake

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tsuneaki Sugimoto

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Renal atrophy due to the renal artery stenosis associated with aortitis syn drome was studied in seven patients. Severe hypertension, high plasma renin activity and normal overall renal functions were present in all. The luminal diameter of the stenosed renal artery seen on the angiogram was less than 1.5 mm at the maximum area of stenosis in all patients. The size of the kidney with renal artery stenosis was diminished, ranging from 8.0 to 14.0 cm in longitudi nal diameter on the nephrogram. Histological findings of the small kidney re vealed ischemic atrophy. Although the rate of progression of the arterial stenosis was uncertain, the collateral circulation was found to be rich. Renal atrophy was not frequent and not marked even in the presence of high grade renal stenosis or obstruction in case of renovascular hypertension secondary to the arteritis.

Angiology, Vol. 36, No. 2, 105-109 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978503600206


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?