Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 1998
Case ReportsTraumatic intimal tear of the renal artery treated by insertion of a Palmaz stent.
A renal artery intimal injury induced by blunt trauma in a 23-year-old man was treated by percutaneous placement of a Palmaz endovascular stent. The patient was placed on anticoagulation for 2 months following stent insertion. Nuclide renal scans demonstrated recovery of normal renal function on the affected side at 9 months postprocedure.