Renal Artery Stenosis
Alternate Names : Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Occlusion - Renal Artery, Renal Artery Occlusion, Stenosis - Renal Artery
Definition Renal artery stenosis is a narrowing or blockage of the artery that supplies the kidney, caused by atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia of the renal artery wall, or scar formation in the artery. (See also atheroembolic renal disease.)
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Atheroembolic Renal Disease
• Atherosclerosis
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Hypertension
• Malignant Hypertension (Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis)
• Renovascular Hypertension
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Film
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Blood Pressure
• Renal Arteriography
• Renal Perfusion Scintiscan
• Urine Concentration Test
• Urine Specific Gravity
Surgery & Procedures
• Angioplasty
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• Acute
• Auscultation
• High Blood Pressure
• Renal
• Urine Output - Decreased
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