Prevalence of Renal Artery and Kidney Abnormalities by Computed Tomography among Healthy Adults
Author(s) -
Elizabeth C. Lorenz,
Terri J. Vrtiska,
John C. Lieske,
John Dillon,
Mark D. Stegall,
Xujian Li,
Eric J. Bergstralh,
Andrew D. Rule
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07641009
Subject(s) - medicine , fibromuscular dysplasia , kidney , renal artery , radiology , abnormality , nephrectomy , psychiatry
Management of incidental renal artery and kidney abnormalities in patients undergoing computed tomography scans is a clinical challenge because their frequency in healthy subjects has not been precisely estimated. Therefore, the prevalence and management of these abnormalities were determined among a large cohort of potential kidney donors undergoing protocol evaluations.
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