Renal transplantation is the standard treatment for patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease because it is effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality. Despite of the satisfactory results, some patients evolve with graft dysfunction and refractory hypertension due to transplanted renal artery stenosis (TRAS). TRAS is the main vascular complication of patients undergoing kidney transplantation, with a reported incidence ranging 1 to 23% in the different series in the literature, depending on the definition and diagnostic techniques used, manifesting most commonly between the 3rd month and the 2nd year after transplantation. Percutaneous intervention of TRAS is widely accepted as a viable treatment option, but there are few long-term data on patients undergoing angioplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate long term outcomes clinical in patients with TRAS underwent to percutaneous intervention with or without stent.
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overall mortality rate
Timeframe: 08 years
graft failure rate
Timeframe: 08 years