Open AccessRenal autotransplantation in a child following renal artery stent fracture
Author(s) -
Mukut Minz,
Ashish Sharma,
Santosh Kumar,
Sarbpreet Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.83496
Subject(s) - medicine , autotransplantation , stent , renal artery , surgery , urology , kidney , transplantation
We report an 8-year-old child who underwent percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) and stenting for renal artery stenosis (RAS) and later presented with stent fracture. Ex vivo renal artery repair and renal autotransplantation were successfully done.