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Commentary: Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Is Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
Gloviczki, Péter , Huang, Ying , Gloviczki, Péter
Journal of Endovascular Therapy | May 19, 2015 | Volume: 22 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 338-340
Renal Artery Intervention in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A 20-Year Experience
Huang, Ying , Duncan, Audra A. , McKusick, Michael A., Milliner, Dawn S. , Bower, Thomas C., Kalra, Manju , Gloviczki, Péter , Hoskin, Tanya L. , Gloviczki, Péter
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | January 7, 2008 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 490-499
Between 1986 and 2005, 22 patients (mean age, 14.7 years; range, 3-21) with renal hypertension underwent renal artery revascularization for 28 lesions, 23 with open repair (OR) and 5 with percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA). Thirty-day morbidity was 17% (4/23). Hypertension was cured in 13 (57%), improved in 8 (38%), and unchanged in 1 (5%). Renal function worsened in 1. At a mean follow-up of 4.9 years, 1-year patency rate was 94% and maintained for 5 years. Hypertension at 1 year was cured in 6 of 14 patients (43%; OR, 4; PTRA, 2) and improved in 8 (57%; OR, 7; PTRA, 1); hypertension at 5 years was cured in 50% and improved in 50%. Renal function remained unchanged in all patients who were followed. The authors conclude that both OR and PTRA benefit pediatric patients. PTRA for selected patients may be promising as a first line treatment or as a bridge to definitive OR in children with small arteries.