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Successful angioplasty during pregnancy for renal artery stenosis
Author(s) -
Margueritte François,
Velasco Stephane,
Pourrat Olivier,
Pierre Fabrice
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.12886
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , renal artery stenosis , stenosis , renal artery , pregnancy , cardiology , kidney , biology , genetics
Renal artery stenosis can be diagnosed during pregnancy and treated at the same time. A 30‐year‐old woman had a sudden, severe but asymptomatic hypertensive crisis at 21 weeks of gestation. The diagnosis of renal artery stenosis suspected on Doppler ultrasonography was confirmed and treated by renal angioplasty, which reduced her blood pressure. At 27 weeks of gestation, her blood pressure increased again, associated with significant proteinuria, suggesting pre‐eclampsia. A cesarean section was performed giving birth to a healthy 940‐g child. Renal artery stenosis should be considered when sudden and early‐onset hypertension appears during pregnancy.