Endovascular salvage of occluded transplant kidney renal artery after endovascular angioplasty and stenting of right common iliac artery stenosis

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques 2026 Open access

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Authors: S Y So, Y. C Chan, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Carolette GROENEWALD, Tin Fong Zhuang, Stephen W. CHENG
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102192
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Abstract

Aortoiliac arterial occlusive disease may be complicated by distal embolization after angioplasty. We report a patient with a heterotopic renal transplant who had distal embolization of thrombus to one of the segmental branches of the graft kidney during angioplasty and stenting of the common iliac artery. This complication was immediately identified and salvaged using a stent retriever device with timely reperfusion of the graft kidney. This report is the first to our knowledge of this technique in salvaging distal embolization in a patient undergoing heterotopic renal transplantation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Renal and Vascular Pathologies Peripheral Artery Disease Management Aortic aneurysm repair treatments

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
102192–102192
Publication date
26 February 2026
Language
EN