A New Surgical Approach to the Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension by Intervention on the Renal Vein. An Experimental Study

ConclusionDeviation into the portal system of the renal venous blood from the kidney affected by renal artery stenosis can result in total degradation by the liver of the high amounts of renin generated by the RAAS and ameliorate renovascular hypertension. This surgical strategy could be of benefit to individuals with fibromuscular or atheromatous lesions in the distal region of the renal artery or its branches, which are not amenable to balloon angioplasty or surgical revascularization.
Source: Hellenic Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research