Virtual endoscopy in renal artery stenosis: an innovative approach for diagnosis and follow-up

Journal of Endourology
George A BarbaliasGrannum Sant

Abstract

We investigated the utility of virtual endoscopy (VE) as a diagnostic and follow-up tool in patients with renal artery stenosis, especially as a means of defining vascular patency. We performed VE in 24 patients with ostial atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and correlated the results with those of conventional angiography. The patients were treated successfully by placement of metal stents and conventional catheter angiography and VE for patency assessment 6 and 12 months after stent insertion. In all patients, the stenotic segment was identified, and VE findings were concordant with those of angiography. The average degree of stenosis was estimated to be 70% +/- 20% when angiography was used and 62% +/- 15% when VE was used. After metal stent insertion, the 12-month patency rate was 83.3% (20 patients). Angiography and VE findings remained concordant during the follow-up period, but VE provided more information beyond the stenotic segment, allowing examination of the arterial lumen both cephalad and caudal to the point of obstruction. Virtual endoscopy provided a more dynamic, direct, minimally invasive approach that was equal to or better than angiography for both the verification of the vascular stenosis and the evaluati...Continue Reading

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