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The British Journal of Radiology, Vol 62, Issue 739 593-598, Copyright © 1989 by British Institute of Radiology

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Total or partial percutaneous renal ablation in the treatment of renovascular hypertension: radiological and clinical aspects

V Iaccarino, D Russo, R Niola, R Muto, A Testa, VE Andreucci and E Porta
Department of Radiology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Naples, Italy.

In 15 patients with renovascular hypertension, considered unsuitable for angioplasty or surgery, percutaneous renal ablation was performed by injection of ethanol into the renal vasculature. Partial or complete renal ablation was confirmed by follow-up intravenous pyelography or arteriography. Patients were followed-up for a mean of 24.8 months after therapy and blood pressure was improved in all patients with five being cured. This study shows that percutaneous renal ablation is a useful and successful method of therapy for renal hypertension, and that it should be considered in patients unsuitable for surgery or angioplasty.




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