Can Adequate Treatment Influence the Postembolization Syndrome and Cytokine Release in Patients Undergoing Iatrogenic Renal Artery Embolization?
2011
Abstract
The complete renal artery embolization is an alternative to surgical nephrectomy in seriously ill patients. Iatrogenic embolization can be used in many different conditions.
Refractory nephrotic syndrome represents a very rare indication for embolization. Complete renal artery embolization has usually been complicated by postembolization syndrome (PES) which is characterized by flank pain and fever.
Possible immunologic contribution to the PES leads some authors to the administration of corticosteroids to the patients undergoing embolization.