Renal Artery Stenosis Stenting
Renal artery stenting needs to be done when blood vessels supplying the kidney get narrowed due to various reasons.
| When do I need to undergo renal artery stenting procedure? | |
| Narrowing in renal arteries can lead to severe hypertension (very high blood pressure) ,which is usually not controlled by high dose of medications. Your physician/nephrologist doctor can diagnose this condition & advise you to consult a vascular surgeon for renal artery stenting. This procedure can save your kidneys. |
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| How stents are placed in my renal artery? | |
| By doing a small puncture in artery, guide wire along with catheter is introduced into artery.
Narrowed artery is crossed with wire & balloon is inflated in that area. The balloon is removed & stent is placed in diseased segment to keep the blood vessel open. see more - vascular stenting |
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| What is the duration of procedure? How many days I have to remain admitted in hospital? | |
| Duration of procedure is 1 to 2 hours. You have to remain admitted in hospital for total 18 to 24 hours. | |
| Results of the procedure? | |
| No cut on the skin. Very good control of blood pressure after procedure. Reduced dose & requirements of antihypertensive medications.  
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| Any precautions to prevent blockage in permacath? | |
| Your care giver must flush it with heparin saline/cathflush after each use to prevent blockage. |
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