Segmental renal vein renin assay and segmental nephrectomy for correction of renal hypertension. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Selective segmental renal vein catheterization was used to obtain venous blood samples for renin assay. With this technique a localized source of hypersecretion of renin was identified in 2 patients. Using samples from the main renal veins we found no significant difference in renin activity and, therefore, the etiology of the hypertension in these 2 patients would have been missed. Segmental nephrectomy resulted in a cure of the hypertension in both patients who were followed for a minimum of 14 months.

publication date

  • May 1, 1976

Research

keywords

  • Hypertension, Renal
  • Renal Veins
  • Renin

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0017157732

PubMed ID

  • 1271554

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 115

issue

  • 5