ATHEROSCLEROTIC RENAL-ARTERY OCCLUSION EXTENDING INTO BRANCHES - SUCCESSFUL REVASCULARIZATION INSITU WITH A BRANCHED SAPHENOUS-VEIN GRAFT

In some patients successful renal revascularization can be done after complete renal artery occlusion. We report on a patient with atherosclerotic occlusion of the renal artery and its branches in whom an aortorenal bypass with a branched saphenous vein graft was performed in situ, with cure of hypertension and reversal of azotemia. This is a useful and versatile technique for replacing the renal artery and its major branches.