[Complications of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty--case report]

Vojnosanit Pregl. 1999 Jul-Aug;56(4):431-4.
[Article in Serbian]

Abstract

Complications of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) most frequently occur on dilated artery, and rarely on peripheral punctured artery. In the study was presented 24-year old female patient in whom the painful tumor developed five days after PTRA at the spot of axillary artery punction. Tumor caused the lesion of brachial plexus by the compression, which was the reason for urgent surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
  • Animals
  • Axillary Artery / injuries
  • Brachial Plexus
  • Female
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Humans
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Rats
  • Renal Artery*
  • Wounds, Penetrating / etiology