Medications: Occlusion means 100% stenosis. Usually not worth trying to opening due to high failure rate and due to the residual alive part of the kidney already is getting blood from somewhere and whatever died of it has died also risk benefit from bypass surgery is not favorable for same reason. Medications for BP control and conservative management is the way to proceed usually.Also protect the other kidney.
Answered 11/23/2016
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Angioplasty/medicine: Rao usually discovered during hypertension work-up, or when dr. Hears an abdominal bruit (sound with stethoscope) over renal artery.Bp must be controlled asap with antihypertensive medication and low sodium diet.Then option for angioplasty, best performed by experienced interventional radiologist. Results of medication alone or + angioplasty similar. Some 1 in 5-10 get off meds after angioplasty.
Answered 5/7/2012
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