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Renal Autotransplantation in a Patient with Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis Secondary to Takayasu Arteritis

E Mekik Akar, F Aydın, A Tüzüner, S Fitöz, S Öztürk, E D Kurt-Şükür, Umman Şanlıdilek, E Çelikel, Z B Özçakar, N Çakar, F Yalçınkaya

Abstract

Involvement of the renal artery is common in Takayasu arteritis. We, herein, present on a patient with Takayasu arteritis causing severe renal failure and a successful auto-transplantation. This case shows that early diagnosis and immediate appropriate interventions are life-saving in patients with Takayasu arteritis. Renal auto-transplantation performed in selected cases increases dialysis-free survival.
Keywords: Takayasu arteritis; Renal artery stenosis; Renal insufficiency; Transplantation, autologous
Copyright © 2020 E Mekik Akar, F Aydın, A Tüzüner, S Fitöz, S Öztürk, E D Kurt-Şükür, Umman Şanlıdilek, E Çelikel, Z B Özçakar, N Çakar, F Yalçınkaya. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.